FastTips for FoxPro for MS-DOS: Screens & Importing Data Q&A

ID: Q96158

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.5

       Microsoft(R) Technical Support Application Note (Text File)
        FP0918: SCREENS AND IMPORTING DATA QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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SCREENS

1. Q. Every time I try to generate a specific screen, I have to add

       my supporting screens to the screen set. How can I avoid this?

    A. To save these options, you must create a project and include
       the screens as a screen set.

2. Q. When I create a screen set with more than one window, how do I

       move through my windows?

    A. If all the windows in your screen set are READ windows, use the
       PAGE UP key, the PAGE DOWN key, or modify the value of the
       system memory variable _CUROBJ to cycle through the windows of
       your screen set. If any of the windows in your screen set is
       not a READ window (for example, a Browse window), you need to
       use the CTRL+F1 key combination to cycle through the screen
       set.

IMPORTING DATA

1. Q. How do I import a data file into Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS?

    A. To import a data file, use either the IMPORT command or the
       APPEND FROM command. If you receive the error message "String
       too long to fit," insert a carriage return and a linefeed after
       each string of data. A wide range of file formats is supported;
       a complete list can be found in the "Commands & Functions"
       manual.

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Last Reviewed: December 12, 1996