Contents of the README.TXT file in FOXPRO25\GOODIES\DEMO

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SUMMARY

Below is the complete FoxPro for MS-DOS README.TXT file found in the FOXPRO25\GOODIES\DEMO subdirectory.

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The following lists the files that are found in the demo project DEMO.PJX and gives a brief description of each. 

BIGCHARS     Program    This procedure displays the text string passed
                        to it in large shadowed letters. Each letter
                        is contained in a window. These windows must
                        be released by the calling procedure.

BROWSE       Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Browse
                        facility in FoxPro 2.5.

CUSTOMER     Database   This is the sample database used by the
                        browse program to demonstrate the browse
                        facility.

DEMOMACS.FKY File       This file contains all of the macros used by
                        the demo application.

DEMO         Screen Set This screen set contains the screens NEWCONTR
                        (controlling screen), SPEEDSET (speed setting
                        code) and NEWTITL (title). This screen set
                        produces the driving code for the demo
                        application.

DEMOMEMO     Database   This database contains the memo fields used by
                        the browse program.

DEMORESO     Database   This database is used as the resource file
                        for the demo application.

DEMOTOPS     Database   This database contains the topics that are
                        included in the demo application. This
                        database contains three fields: CHECKBOX
                        contains the text that appears in the checkbox
                        for this topic, PRGNAME contains the program
                        that is executed when the corresponding topics
                        checkbox is checked, and DISABLED contains a
                        logical value for which true indicates that
                        the corresponding topic should be disabled in
                        a runtime environment. This is for topics
                        that include features that are not available
                        in the runtime environment, such as TRACE and
                        DEBUG.

DISTRIBU     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the
                        Distribution Kit in FoxPro 2.5.

DOTRACE.PRG  File       The procedure TRACEDEB copies this file out of
                        the application as TEMPTRAC.PRG. This program
                        is then executed, illustrating the trace and
                        debug features of FoxPro 2.5.

LASER        Database   This database is used by SCREBUIL to show the
                        features of the Screen Builder.

LASERC.PRG   File       This file is used by SCREBUIL to show the
                        code generated by the Screen Builder.

LASERM.MPR   File       This file is used by MENUBUIL to show the code
                        generated by the Menu Builder.

LIBCONST     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Library
                        Construction Kit in FoxPro 2.5.

MENUBUIL     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Menu
                        Builder in FoxPro 2.5.

PROJMANG     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Project
                        Manager in FoxPro 2.5.

REPOWRIT     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Report
                        Writer in FoxPro 2.5.

RESTSETS     Program    This procedure restores the SET values from a
                        specified file. This file was created with
                        the procedure SAVESETS.

RQBESQL      Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the RQBE
                        facility in FoxPro 2.5.

SAMPLE       Report     This report is used by REPOWRIT to show the
                        features of the Report Writer.

SAMPLEQ      Program    This program is used by TEXTEDIT to show the
                        features of the FoxPro editor.

SAMPLEQ      Database   This database is used by RQBESQL to show the
                        results of a query.

SAVESETS     Program    This procedure saves the current SET values to
                        a specified file. These settings may be
                        restored by the RESTSETS procedure.

SCREBUIL     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Screen
                        Builder in FoxPro 2.5.

TEXTEDIT     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Text
                        Editor in FoxPro 2.5.

TRACEDEB     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Trace
                        and Debug facilities in FoxPro 2.5.

WELCOME      Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the
                        interactive features in FoxPro 2.5.
Feel free to utilize any or all of this application for your own use. To use this application as a front end to your own demo, simply exchange the topics found in DEMOTOPS with your own. To build the application, replace the old topic programs with your own in the project DEMO.PJX. You may also want to change the title in the screen NEWTITL (in the screen set DEMO) and the topics title that is defined in the procedure DEFTOPIC located in the cleanup code for the screen NEWCONTR (in the screen set DEMO).

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.50 2.50a 2.50b KBCategory: kbreadme KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: April 18, 1995