The Basics Of Visual FoxPro

Objectives:
To be able to give basic information about FoxPro Environment. To give an overview about basic VFP commands. To give an overview about basic VFP controls. To give an overview about basic VFP codes.

What To Learn in Visual Fox Pro

Working With Command Window Creating a New Table Modify the Structure of a Table Displaying and Editing Data Append Command Browse Command Replace Command

What To Learn in Visual Fox Pro cont.

Delete and Recall Command Pack Command Zap Command Recall Command Run Command Set Default

What To Learn in Visual Fox Pro cont.

Creating Control Objects

Project Database Table Form Report Menu

What To Learn in Visual Fox Pro cont.

Building Control Objects and its Properties

Textbox Command Button Option Group Check Box Combo Box List Box Page frame Image frame Timer

What To Learn in Visual Fox Pro cont.

Basic Codes of FoxPro

Add Save Delete Search Next Button Back Button Timer

Working with Command Window

The Command window is a Visual FoxPro system window. When you choose menu commands, Visual FoxPro language commands are echoed in the Command window.

Working with Command Window

Creating New Table

Syntax : create <table name> To create a table file from command window type the word CREATE followed by the name of the table file, and press Enter key.

Working with Command Window

Modify the Structure of a Table

Syntax: Modify Structure From the command window we can modify the structure by typing the MODIFY STUCTURE command.

Working with Command Window

Displaying and Editing Data

Working from the command window, we can USE a table and then type one of the following: APPEND to display the table in Append mode. BROWSE to display the table in browse mode. REPLACE to change the contents in more than one record.

Working with Command Window

Displaying and Editing Data

Syntax: Append Append Blank

APPEND - This command is used to add records to the active database file. APPEND Blank - will add a blank record at the bottom of the screen.

Working with Command Window

Displaying and Editing Data

Syntax: Browse

Browse - This is a powerful editing command provide us facility to edit records horizontally with showing us multiple records at a time.

Working with Command Window

Displaying and Editing Data

Syntax: Replace <field> with <expr1>

Replace - This is a powerful editing command. This is used to replace a new value in a field with or without a condition.

Working with Command Window

Delete and Recall Command

Syntax: Replace <field> with <expr1>

Replace - This is a powerful editing command. This is used to replace a new value in a field with or without a condition.

Working with Command Window

Delete and Recall Command

Syntax: Pack

Pack - This command is used to physically remove all those records which was marked for deletion.

Working with Command Window

Delete and Recall Command

Syntax: Zap
Zap- This command is used to erases all records of active database except its structure.

Working with Command Window

Delete and Recall Command

Syntax: Recall
Recall- This command is used to unmark the specified record which was marked for deletion.

Working with Command Window

Run command
Syntax: Run [/n]
We can execute any DOS command or non Visual FoxPro program without quitting from Visual FoxPro.

Working with Command Window

Set Default
Syntax: Set Default To [cPath]
Visual FoxPro uses its default drive and directory for creating files, unless we specify the path separately.

Creating Control Object

Project
From the menu click File

Select New

Select Project then New File

Creating Control Object

Project Manager

Creating Control Object

Table
From the menu click File

Select New

Select Table then New File

Creating Control Object

Table

Creating Control Object

Form
From the menu click File

Select New

Select Form then New File

Creating Control Object

Form

Creating Control Object

Report
From the menu click File

Select New

Select Form then New File

Creating Control Object

Report

Creating Control Object

Menu
From the menu click File

Select New

Select Form then New File

Creating Control Object

Menu

Building Control Objects

Command Check Box Box List Group
Timer

Command Button Page Textbox Option Combo Box Image Frame Button

Fig.1.1 Form Controls of VFP

Building Control Object

Text Box

The text box is the basic control that allows users to add or edit data in a Character, Numeric, or Date field in a table.

Building Control Object

Text Box Properties

Alignment: center
PasswordChar: *
BackStyle: 0-Transparent BorderStyle: 0-None

Building Control Object

Command Button

is typically used to start an event that performs an action such as closing a form, moving to a different record, printing a report, and so on.

Building Control Object

Command Button Properties

Caption: Save

Picture:

Building Control Object

Option Group

You can use a group of option buttons to provide a selection of predetermined choices.

Building Control Object

Option Group Properties

Value =:0
Caption: Yes/No

BackStyle: 0- Transparent BorderStyle: 0- None

Building Control Object

Check Box

You can use a check box to switch between three states, True (.T.), False (.F.), and Null (.NULL.).

Building Control Object

Check Box

Building Control Object

Combo Box

displays a list of items that you can choose an item from.

Building Control Object

List Box

List boxes provide the user with a scrollable list that contains a number of options or pieces of information.

Building Control Object

Page Frame

A page frame is a container object that contains pages, which can contain controls.

Building Control Object

Image

is a graphical control that displays bitmaps that can't be changed directly.

Building Control Object

Timer

A typical use for the timer is checking the system clock to determine if it is time to run a program or application.

Basic Codes of Fox Pro

ADD

select item2 append blank thisform.txticode.setfocus thisform.refresh

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Save

With thisform Select item2 Append blank Replace icode with thisform.txtcode.value Thisform.refresh endwith

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Delete

WITH thisform select item2 delete thisform.refresh ENDwith

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Search
LOCATE for Icode=ALLTRIM(thisform.textsearch.value) IF FOUND() then MESSAGEBOX("Icode found") thisform.txtIcode.Value=Icode thisform.txtScode.Value=Scode thisform.txtDescri.Value=Descri thisform.txtPrice.Value=Price thisform.search.Value="" ELSE MESSAGEBOX("Icode not Found") ENDIF thisform.Refresh

Basic Codes of Fox Pro

Next Button

select item2 if !eof() then skip+1 thisform.refresh else messagebox("end of Records") goto top thisform.refresh endif

Basic Codes of Fox Pro

Back Button

select item2 if !bof() then skip-1 thisform.refresh else messagebox("beggining of Records") goto top thisform.refresh endif

Simple Activity
1. 2. 3. 4. Create new project and name it pos Create form name as activity Create table name as Item Input fields: 1. Icode character 3 2. Scode character 2 3. Descri character 15 4. Price numeric 4 decimal: 2 Design the GUI Command buttons: 1. Add 2. Save 3. Search 4. Next 5. Back Place a grid that displays the added item Also place a search box for searching item code

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