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Q128769: How to Create a Screen Programatically

Article: Q128769
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode
Last Modified: 12-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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In FoxPro version 2.x for Windows the syntax for creating a QUICK SCREEN is
CREATE SCREEN <screen name> FROM <table name>. However, this command
is not supported in Visual FoxPro version 3.0. You can, however, use a program
to create a QUICK FORM in Visual FoxPro by using the code listed in this artcle.

MORE INFORMATION
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Code Sample
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  *******************************************************************
  *  The following code programatically creates a Visual FoxPro
  *  form and adds Textbox objects it. Each Textbox object has as
  *  its ControlSource and Name the name of a corresponding field from
  *  the customer database that ships with Visual FoxPro.
  *
  *  The Textbox objects use the Courier New, Size 8 regular font for
  *  simple calculations in the placement of each object.
  *
  *  The new form is saved in the same directory as the selected table.
  ********************************************************************
  USE C:\VFP\SAMPLES\DATA\CUSTOMER.DBF IN 0
  SELECT customer

  =AFIELDS(mafield)
  count = ALEN(mafield,1)

  myForm = CREATEOBJECT('FORM')
  myform.SCALEMODE=0

  FOR i = 1 TO count STEP 1
     STORE ALIAS()+'.'+mafield[i,1] TO mcontrol
     myForm.ADDOBJECT(mafield[i,1],'Textbox')
     WITH myForm.&mafield[i,1].
       .CONTROLSOURCE = mcontrol
       .FONTNAME = 'Courier New'
       .FONTSIZE = 8
       .FONTBOLD = .F.
       .HEIGHT = 1.25
       .TOP = (i-1) + .25
     ENDWITH
  ENDFOR

  myForm.SAVEAS(STRTRAN(DBF(ALIAS()),'DBF','SCX'))

  FLUSH

  MODIFY FORM (STRTRAN(DBF(ALIAS()),'DBF','SCX')) NOWAIT SAVE

  CLEAR ALL
  RELEASE ALL

  * END.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          : kbcode 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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