Q156171: DOCERR: Help Topic "Switching Views" Is Incorrect in VFP 3.0

Article: Q156171
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b 
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SUMMARY
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The example in the Visual FoxPro Help under "Switching Between Local and Remote
Data at Run Time" has an error. Step 7 states the following incorrectly:

  In the Init event code for the data environment, call the data environment's
  OpenTables method:

        THIS.OpenTables

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For the example to work correctly, step 7 should be changed to the following:

  In the Load event code for the form, call the data environment's OpenTables
  method:

        THISFORM.Dataenvironment.OpenTables

You must also change step 8, which states the following incorrectly:

  In the Init event code for the cursor, set the CursorSource property to the
  appropriate view, based on the setting of the user-defined form property.

  For example, the following code checks the form property and accordingly sets
  the CursorSource to a remote or local view:

        IF THISFORM.UseRemote = .T.
           THIS.CursorSource = RemoteView
        ELSE
           THIS.CursorSource = LocalView
        ENDIF

Change step 8 to the following:

  In the OpenTables method code for the data environment, set the CursorSource
  property of the cursor to the appropriate view, based on the setting of the
  user-defined form property.

  For example, the following code checks the form property and accordingly sets
  the CursorSource to a remote or local view:

        IF THISFORM.UseRemote = .T.
           THIS.Cursor1.CursorSource = RemoteView
        ELSE
           THIS.Cursor1.CursorSource = LocalView
        ENDIF

NOTE: The topic "Switching Between Local and Remote Data at Run Time" does not
appear in the Visual FoxPro 5.0 Help.

Additional query words: kbdsd VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b

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