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Q129016: How to Register Your Third-Party Wizards

Article: Q129016
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty
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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This article describes how you can register a third-party Wizard in Visual
FoxPro.

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The _WIZARD System Memory Variable determines which application will act as the
main controller for all the wizards. By default, WIZARD.APP is assigned to this
variable, and each time you choose to run a wizard, this application is
activated. Although you can create and use your own application instead of
WIZARD.APP, Microsoft does not recommend it.

WIZARD.APP uses the WIZARD.DBF table to register the various wizards. This table
determines which wizard is associated with which type of file or tool. This is
where you can enter information about a third-party wizard.

Each record in WIZARD.DBF represents a wizard. Once the information is entered,
WIZARD.APP will be able to find the wizard and run it for a specified type of
file or tool. The PROGRAM field contains the name and path of the Wizard program
and the TYPE field contains the information about the type of file or tool
associated with the wizard.

For example, if you enter a third-party Wizard named MYWIZ.APP with a FORM entry
in the TYPE field, the MYWIZ.APP will be run any time you try to create a new
form.

For more information about the Registeration Table (WIZARD.DBF) please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q128728 How Visual FoxPro Organizes and Accesses Wizards

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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