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Q130408: How to Create a Wallpaper Effect in Visual FoxPro

Article: Q130408
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode
Last Modified: 11-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 Visual FoxPro, you can easily create a "wallpaper" effect by having a bitmap
tiled through a user-defined window or the Visual FoxPro desktop.

MORE INFORMATION
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How to Wallpaper a Desktop or Window
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To wallpaper the desktop, issue this command:

     _SCREEN.PICTURE = <bitmap file name>

To wallpaper a user-defined window, issue commands similar to these:

     DEFINE WINDOW x FROM 1,1 TO 10,10 FILL FILE <bitmap file name>
     ACTIVATE WINDOW x

To wallpaper a form or page within a form, use the picture property:

     ThisForm.Picture = <bitmap file name>
     ThisForm.PageFrame1.Page1.Picture = <bitmap file name>

How to Clear the Wallpaper Pattern
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To clear the wallpaper from the desktop, issue these commands:

     _SCREEN.PICTURE = ""
     CLEAR

A wallpaper pattern cannot be cleared from a user-defined window.

To clear the wallpaper from a form or page, set the picture property to a null
character string:

     ThisForm.Picture = ""
     ThisForm.PageFrame1.Page1 = ""

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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

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