Article: Q125378
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 2.60a
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Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 24-AUG-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a
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SUMMARY
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Below is the table of contents of the June 1994 "FoxPro Advisor," a magazine
published by Data Based Solutions, Inc., 4010 Morena Blvd., Suite 200, San
Diego, CA 92117. For more information, please call Data Based Solutions at
619-483-6400, or to place an order, please call them at 800-336-6060.
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FoxPro Fundamentals, page 10. Strategies for Using Indexes. By Miriam Liskin.
Learning how to use the right type of index for a situation is the key to
getting the best performance from FoxPro. This article explains what structural,
compound, compact, and standalone indexes are all about. CDX, complex key
expressions, optimize, TRIM,
Functional FoxPro, page 16. Getting Exclusive Use. By Malcolm C. Rubel. The
problem we face and the reason we want a function to help us is that we have no
way of knowing if the .DBF file we want is in use elsewhere on the network. USE
EXCLUSIVE, SET EXCLUSIVE, UNIQUE(), DESCEND(), FOR(), TAGNO(), PACK, INDEX,
MODIFY STRUCTURE, ZAP, SYS(2011), FLOCK()
Data Dictionary, page 20. The Caveman Data Dictionary Evolves! By Jay Rubin. Here
are some improvements on last year's Data Dictionary. Control table.
FoxPro Tip, page 26. When PgUp Doesn't in a Multiple-Screen Set. By Drew Speedie.
Problem: You've created a multiple-screen set, and sometimes when you press
PgUp, control doesn't go back to the previous screen as it should. Cause: Use of
a WHEN clause which evaluates .F. Solution: use SHOW GET DISABLE ENABLE
instead.
Report Viewer, page 28. A Report Viewer for DOS, Windows, and Mac. By Menachem
Bazian. ON THE COVER. As good as FoxPro's reports can be, they are designed to
be printed. Yet users often want to view reports on the screen. This issue
presents a comprehensive solution that works in all version of FoxPro and gives
the user control over the display. Scrolling the report, creating mouse objects,
printing a report to a file.
Browse, page 40. Browse as a READ Object. By David Bower. Everyone wants to do
it, but how? Here's another way, possibly the best of all, to integrate BROWSE
and READ. Trick: Using BROWSE NOCLEAR in WHEN of an invisible button.
#ITSEXPRESSION, #WNAME, SCHEME(), SHOW GETS.
Q&A, page 50. Answers to Readers' Questions about FoxPro. By Steve Freides
and Tamar E. Granor. SELECT SQL, ORDER BY, SYS(3), Aliases, Report Writer UDF's,
UPDATED().
Additional query words: FoxWin FoxDos FoxMac 2.50, 2.50a 2.50b 2.50c dba fpa
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Keywords :
Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro260aMac kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro260DOS kbFoxPro260aDOS kbFoxPro260 kbFoxPro260a
Version : 2.60a
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