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Q151830: Table of Contents for FoxPro Advisor Magazine for July 1996

Article: Q151830
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.00 3.00b | 2.50b 2.50c 2.60a |
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp600
Last Modified: 13-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 6.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.50b, 2.50c, 2.60a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6, 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6, 2.6a 
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NOTE: The "FoxPro Advisor" is published by Data Based Solutions, Inc., a
publisher independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty or endorsement,
implied or otherwise, regarding the accuracy or reliability of information
published in the "FoxPro Advisor". Please contact Data Based Solutions if
you have questions or want to order the "FoxPro Advisor".

SUMMARY
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Below is the Table of Contents for the July 1996, Vol.4 No.7, FoxPro Advisor, a
magazine published by Data Based Solutions, Inc., Customer Service Department,
4010 Morena Blvd., P.O. Box 17902, San Diego, CA 92177. For more information,
please call Data Based Solutions at 619-483-6400, or to place an order, please
call them at 800-336-6060. You may also contact them by Fax at (619)483-9851;
CompuServe 70007,1614; Internet 70007.1614@compuserve.com, or visit their web
site http://www.advisor.com.

MORE INFORMATION
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FoxPro News, page 6.
Jazz Up Your VFP Apps with Class Libraries.
R&R Report Writer Available in 32-Bit Version.
Third-Party Tool Has Data Import and Export Capabilities.
T-BASE Offers Image-Manipulation Features.
Distribute and Install Applications via the Web Using NET-Install.

Editor's View, page 8. By Tamar E. Granor, Editor.
A Move to the Internet. Microsoft support has left CompuServe. What effect will
this have on you?. Keypoint: Discussion of Microsoft's "newsgroups" not the same
as Usenet. Limitation of no persistent storage for associated user file
libraries.

COLUMNS:

Tips, Tricks, & Traps, page 12. By Drew Speedie. Readers provide techniques
for auto-filling a text box (a la Quicken), making InputMasks work better,
changing menu prompts programmatically and much more.

Tip of the Month: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Add Auto-Fill To Text Boxes, Combo Boxes.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Project Information Files Tab.

Tip: FoxPro 2.x., Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Quickly Filter Large Tables, Allow Selective Edit.

Tip: FoxPro 2.x., Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Conditional Menu Prompt Text.

Tip: FoxPro 2.x., Visual FoxPro 3.0.
DOW() Can Return 0.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Create Your Own Dynamic InputMask.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
DELETE-SQL Warning.

Tip: FoxPro 2.x., Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Handy Uses for #IF .. #ENDIF.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Beware Auto-Append into Empty Tables and Empty Views.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Disable Timers During Debugging.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Clean Up Unknown Data Sessions.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Swap Buffer Modes for Easy Pessimistic Adds.

Tip: Visual FoxPro 3.0.
Add A Field InputMask Property to Your Data Dictionary.

FoxPro Fundamentals.
Handle Data Validation Yourself, page 18. Visual FoxPro 3.0.
By Miriam Liskin. Take control of error trapping, while providing a more
user-friendly interface. Add, Edit, Save, Undo.

Functional FoxPro.
Visual FoxPro Command Enhancements Make Coding Easier, page 28. Visual FoxPro
3.0. By Malcolm C. Rubel. Even commands you know well might have changed between
FoxPro versions - and some of those changes make your code faster and easier to
read. SEEK command, SEEK(), SELECT(YourTable), SET PROCEDURE TO.

ON THE COVER:
Protect your applications! It's easy: Just include a key file that contains data
about the licensed user of your application. Cal Evans shows how to make it
work.

FEATURES: Managing Deployment.
Prevent Bootleg Copying with a Key File, page 32. FoxPro 2.x, Visual FoxPro 3.0.
By Cal Evans. A key file containing data about the licensed user of your
application can help prevent bootleg copying. KEYMAKE.PRG, checksum.

Avoid Application Double Jeopardy, page 66. FoxPro 2.x for Windows.
By Rich Kasten. Here's a routine that lets your application determine whether a
program is already running - and keeps users from opening it again. CheckRun,
CALLFN(), REGFN(), FOXTOOLS.FLL, FINDWINDOW(), SHOWWINDOW().

Database Design.
Change Your Point of View for Better Design, page 48. Visual FoxPro 3.0. By Will
Phelps. Parameterized views let you use the same command to run different
queries - and the results can be updated. REQUERY(), A more Object-Oriented
View.

Menu Design.
Hidden Menu Treasures, page 46. Visual FoxPro 3.0. By Nancy Jacobsen. You can
include just what you want in your development and application menus. SYS(2013),
DEFINE BAR, Tool Options, Edit Options, Data Options, Custom Browse Menu, The
FoxPro System Menu, _MSYSMENU.

Development Tools.
Better Form Templates, page 58. Visual FoxPro 3.0. By Doug Clutter. Create useful
form templates that speed up development, and give your applications a
standardized look and feel. Save As Class, CREATFORM Wizard, The GetClass form.

New Product.
Steroids for the Visual FoxPro Editor, page 70. COB Editor Extensions. By John
Hosier. COB Editor Extensions make working with the FoxPro editor easier.
CEE3.EXE, VFPSTART.

ASK ADVISOR:
Q&A, page 82. By Tamar E. Granor and Ted Roche.
Tamar and Ted take on unique Ids, copying columns from an array, and FoxPro[ASCII
146]s tenacious search for a resource file. FoxPro 2.x, Visual FoxPro 3.x.
Multi-User application duplicate records. FoxPro 2.x, Visual FoxPro 3.x. Copy
column from multi-dimensional array into a different array. ACOLCOPY() vs.
ACOPY(). FoxPro 2.x, Visual FoxPro 3.x. Resource file named with SYS(2005) even
after SET RESOURCE OFF. SET RESOURCE TO.

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxWin FoxMac FoxDos FoxUnix 3.00a dba fpa

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Keywords          : kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250bDOS kbFoxPro260DOS kbFoxPro260aDOS kbFoxPro260UNIX kbFoxPro260 kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbFoxPro260a kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP600
Version           : 3.00 3.00b | 2.50b 2.50c 2.60a |

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