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Tech Note FSBKBTN2: "Run-time Error ‘401’: Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed"
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Tech Note FSBKBTN2: "Run-time Error ‘401’: Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed"

ISSUE:
Importing a game produces the error message, "Run-time Error '401': Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed."
RESOLUTION:
This is a known issue. Rather than using Export Games and Import Games to duplicate games, use the Copy button.
Using Copy to Export a Game
Rather than exporting a game from FireScout, copy the game to a new directory.
- From the Game Files window, select the game you wish to copy.
- Click Copy at the bottom of the Game Files window.
- Select Copy file to another directory and enter the path to a directory in the corresponding entry box.
NOTE: If you wish to share the game file with another computer, choose either a shared network drive or a removable media as your destination directory. - Click Copy. The game file will be copied to the directory you entered.
Using Copy to Import a Game
Rather than importing a game into FireScout, copy the game from another directory.
- Select any game from the Game Files window.
- Click Copy at the bottom of the Game Files window.
- Select Copy file from another directory and enter the path to a directory in the corresponding entry box.
- Click Copy.
- Select a game from the "Copy from" file selection window and then click Copy.
For more information about copying game files, see the User's Guide. A print version of the User's Guide is distributed with the product.
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