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Hiding mouse cursor

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DECLARE INTEGER ShowCursor IN user32 INTEGER bShow
 
PROCEDURE _hide
    DO WHILE ShowCursor(0) >= -1
        DOEVENTS
    ENDDO
 
PROCEDURE _show
    DO WHILE ShowCursor(1) < 0
        DOEVENTS
    ENDDO

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Created: 2001-09-07 12:00:00
Modified: 2008-01-05 11:41:32
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ShowCursor

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In Visual FoxPro the SET MOUSE setting is ignored. VFP8 often restores hidden mouse cursor automatically. So this API function may not be useful. The MousePointer property, that applies to many VFP controls including the Form, hides the pointer when set to 13

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