Q151099: Content of Readme.hlp File Shipped w/FoxPro for Macintosh
Article: Q151099
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:3.0b
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Keyword(s): kbreadme kbhelpfile kbHWMAC kbvfp
Last Modified: 15-DEC-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b
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SUMMARY
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Following is the content of the Readme.hlp file located in the Visual FoxPro
folder.
These release notes contain supplemental information that is not in the Visual
FoxPro Help file or in the printed documentation. For additional information,
check the Microsoft Visual FoxPro Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/vfoxpro
The content includes these main topics:
Conflict Between Visual FoxPro and FaxModem Software
Printing Reports in QuickDraw GX
Save As Class Dialog
Macintosh-specific Key Combinations
Multiple Configuration Files
File Names in Cross-platform Applications
Using QuickTime in Visual FoxPro Tables
Performance Management
roadhouse Property
SET DATASESSION Command
Visual FoxPro Converter
Customizing Toolbars
Creating Pivot Tables in Forms
SET HELP Command
Starting and Quitting Visual FoxPro
FoxTools Functions Update
SET SKIP OF Command
Setup Wizard: Changing the Creator Type
No Icelandic code page support for the Macintosh
MORE INFORMATION
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Conflict Between Visual FoxPro and FaxModem Software
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Some communication software may conflict with Visual FoxPro and lock your system.
If you have Faxmodem software installed, disable the background or auto-receive
functionality to avoid conflicts with Visual FoxPro.
Printing Reports in QuickDraw GX
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- To create a text file from a report without QuickDraw GX loaded, use the
REPORT command with the TO FILE clause, as in the following example:
REPORT FORM cReportFile.FRX TO FILE
- To create a text file from a report with QuickDraw GX loaded, use the REPORT
command with the TO FILE and ASCII clauses, as in the following example:
REPORT FORM cReportFile.FRX TO FILE cTextReport ASCII
then print the text file cTextReport.
- To print an existing report with QuickDraw GX loaded, use the REPORT command
with the TO PRINT and PROMPT clauses, as in the following example:
Report FORM cReportFile.FRX TO PRINT PROMPT
then use the GX Print dialog and select the PostScript destination.
- To print a query with QuickDraw GX loaded:
1. From the Query menu in the Query Designer, choose Query Destination.
2. Choose Screen, Report, or Label as an Output Destination. Use the Report
Wizard button to create a report if one does not exist.
3. Specify a text file name as the Secondary Output of the Query Wizard.
4. Complete and run the Query.
After the Query Wizard runs, use the GX Print dialog to select the PostScript
destination to print the text file.
Save As Class Dialog
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In the scrolling list of the Save Class dialog, you can access folders only; file
names are grayed. To specify the file into which you want to add a class, you
must type the .VCX file name in the Save As Class edit box.
Macintosh-specific Key Combinations
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Use the following Macintosh-specific key combinations in Visual FoxPro for
Macintosh:
Key combination Applies to
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Command key+alphanumeric Activates main menu keyboard navigation.
keypad 0 F10.
Control+numeric keypad 0 Enters null value into null-enabled table
fields.
Command key+SHIFT+1, 2, or 3 Macintosh system defaults.
For more information, see Keyboard Shortcuts in Visual FoxPro Help.
Multiple Configuration Files
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In order to use multiple configuration files, first remove the default CONFIG.FPM
from the root Visual FoxPro folder, and then perform the following steps to
create and use alternate configuration files:
- Use Visual FoxPro or any text editor to create a configuration file.
- Add alternate configuration files to your folder.
- Use the SetConfig form in the Tools folder to specify the appropriate File
Type and Creator for your new configuration file.
To use the new configuration file, double-click its icon or drag it to the Visual
FoxPro icon.
File Names in Cross-platform Applications
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In cross-platform applications, you should ensure that the length of file names
conforms to the maximum limits of the most restrictive objects among the
different platforms. For instance, long table names in Visual FoxPro for
Macintosh may not resolve to valid names in Visual FoxPro for Windows.
Using QuickTime in Visual FoxPro Tables
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To add QuickTime movies to Visual FoxPro tables, use the Microsoft Movie option
of the OLE dialog box, as in the following procedure:
1. Open a General field. From the Edit menu, choose Insert Object.
2. From the OLE dialog box, select Create New.
3. From the Object Type list, choose Microsoft Movie, and then click OK.
4. Locate and open a QuickTime movie. The server opens the movie with a control
bar and menu. You can choose the frame that displays as a poster, specify
looping style, or copy and paste between objects.
5. Locate and open a QuickTime movie.
6. From the File menu, choose Update, then Quit. The Microsoft Movie server
returns you to the table.
The following tables show commands you can use to control a QuickTime movie:
File Menu:
Command Action
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Open Opens a QuickTime movie.
Update Commits changes to the table file.
Quit Closes the server.
Edit Menu:
Command Action
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Cut Removes individual frames from movie.
Copy Copies movie frame to Clipboard.
Paste Places Clipboard frame in current movie.
Movie Menu:
Command Action
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Loop Enables movie to run continuously.
Loop Back and Forth Enables movie clip to run forward
and backward continuously.
Play Selection Only Plays the portion of QuickTime movie selected
by using SHIFT+DRAG on the control bar.
Go To Poster Frame Moves to the frame selected as the poster.
Set Poster Frame Selects the current movie frame as poster.
Performance Management
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You can reduce print and report times by avoiding printing to the screen whenever
you can. Use the NOCONSOLE clause in REPORT and DISPLAY commands and avoid using
the ? command. For more information on optimizing performance, see Chapter 4,
"Optimizing Your System," in the Installation Guide.
roadhouse Property
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In the Remarks section of the roadhouse Property topic in Help, the text that
reads "Available at design time and run time," should read "Available at design
time; read-only at run time."
SET DATASESSION Command
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In the Remarks section of the SET DATASESSION Command topic in Help, the text
reads, "If a Form's DataSession property is set to true (.T.), the Form has its
own data session, otherwise, a data session is not created for the Form."
The text should read: "If a Form's DataSession property is set to 2 (private
DataSession), the Form has its own data session, otherwise, a data session is
not created for the Form."
Visual FoxPro Converter
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Visual FoxPro for Power Macintosh includes the latest version of the Visual
FoxPro Converter. To ensure successful conversion of Visual FoxPro for Power
Macintosh programs to Visual FoxPro for Windows, copy the Visual FoxPro for
Power Macintosh CONVERT.APP file to the Visual FoxPro for Windows home( )
directory.
Customizing Toolbars
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You can customize Visual FoxPro toolbars by dragging buttons from a selected
toolbar while pressing the OPTION+CONTROL keys. Drag one button on top of
another to create a single bar that contains several buttons. For more
information, see "Customizing Visual FoxPro Toolbars" in Help.
Creating Pivot Tables in Forms
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When you use the PivotTable Wizard to create a pivot table in a form, you must
install MS Query and then set up an external data source. Without an available
data source, Microsoft Excel is unable to complete the pivot table. To install
MS Query, use the custom install option of Microsoft Excel Setup. To setup an
external data source:
1. From the Data menu in Microsoft Excel, choose External Data Sources.
2. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click Other.
3. In the ODBC Data Source dialog box, click New.
4. Select Q+E/Microsoft FoxPro Driver, and click OK.
5. Type "FoxPro" (without the quotation marks) as the Data Source Name, and
click OK.
6. In the ODBC Data Sources dialog box, click OK.
7. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click Cancel.
8. Quit MS Query, and then Quit Microsoft Excel.
SET HELP Command
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Graphical Help has been renamed from "FOXHELP.HLP" to "Visual FoxPro Help."
Starting and Quitting Visual FoxPro
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In the Help topic "Starting and Quitting Visual FoxPro", and in Chapter 1,
"Installing and Running Visual FoxPro," of the Installation Guide, remove the
following text:
To start Visual FoxPro and bypass the current settings, press SHIFT while
double-clicking the Visual FoxPro icon.
FoxTools Functions Update
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Change your FoxTools documentation with the following information:
FxGetRes( )
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Syntax
FxGetRes(cFilename, cResourceType, nResourceID |
cResourceName, @cResourceValue)
...
nResourceID
Specifies the numeric resource ID of the resource to get. You can
specify the resource either by ID or by name.
cResourceName
Specifies the resource name of the resource to get.
You can specify either nResourceID, or nResourceName for the third
parameter.
FxSetRes( )
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Syntax
FxSetResource(cFilename, cResourceType, nResourceId |
cResourceName, cResourceValue)
...
nResourceID
Specifies the numeric resource ID of the resource to set. You can
specify the resource either by ID or by name.
cResourceName
Specifies the resource name of the resource to set.
You can specify either nResourceID, or nResourceName for the third
parameter.
SET SKIP OF Command
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In the Remarks section of the SET SKIP OF Command topic in Help, the text reads,
"If the logical expression lExpression evaluates to true (.T.), the menu, menu
bar, menu name, or menu item included in SET SKIP OF is disabled, appears
dimmed, and can't be selected. If lExpression evaluates to false(.F.), the menu,
menu bar, menu name, or menu item is enabled and can be selected."
The following text should be added to the above paragraph:
"On the Macintosh, disabled menu items will be functionally disabled but will not
show as dimmed."
Setup Wizard: Changing the Creator Type
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\In step 2 of the Setup Wizard, if you have checked both 68K Macintosh and Power
Macintosh environments, both will be installed on the machine on which you are
installing your application.
You may experience the following problem on a 68K Macintosh:
Double-clicking on the .EXE file causes the Visual FoxPro Support Library PPC to
attempt to launch and an error message appears. To resolve this error, you need
to delete the Visual FoxPro Support Library PPC file after installing on your
68K machine.
No Icelandic Code Page Support for the Macintosh
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There is no Icelandic code page support for the Macintosh operating system. This
means that you are not able to use your Windows collation sequence for the
Icelandic platform when porting your applications to the Macintosh.
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