Q141797: Fw1223.exe Describes Components of a Customized Builder
Article: Q141797
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbfile kbBuilder kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbDSupport
Last Modified: 06-FEB-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 6.0
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SUMMARY
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Fw1223.exe is a file that contains an application note titled "Components of a
Customized Builder" that explains how to create custom builders in Visual FoxPro
for Windows.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
Fw1223.exe
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/vfox60/AppNote1/1/W9X/EN-US/Fw1223.exe)
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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INTRODUCTION TO FW1223
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A builder is a tool provided by Visual FoxPro for Windows to assist users in the
design of objects. The tool presents a series of choices that set properties
used in building an object. A builder allows you to quickly design a form by
simplifying the process of setting properties for controls. A builder is similar
in concept to a Wizard. Both are essential components of Rapid Application
Development (RAD), but they differ in their implementation. The goal of a Wizard
is to take you step by step through a process to accomplish a common task,
whereas a builder lets you adjust the attributes of existing objects at design
time.
Visual FoxPro ships with 10 predefined builders: the Edit Box builder, the Option
Group builder, the List Box builder, the Grid builder, the Form builder, the
Combo Box builder, the Command Group builder, the AutoFormat builder, the Text
Box builder, and the Referential Integrity builder. You can call a builder
interactively from the shortcut menu in the Form Designer or the Visual Class
designer, the Builder button in the Property sheet, or the Builder Lock button
in the Form Control toolbar. You can also call the builder from the Command
window with a DO command. To set preferences for the Builder Lock button, click
the Forms tab in the Options dialog box.
In addition to providing these existing builders, Visual FoxPro offers an open
architecture that allows a developer to register and develop new custom
builders.
Additional query words: Fw1223
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Keywords : kbfile kbBuilder kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbDSupport
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version : :3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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