KB List: Programming, Including OOP & Multiuser

ID: Q130815

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

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Article Listing

Object Oriented Programming

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q127009 INF: How to Control the Access Order of Objects on a Form 2
Q127844 PRB: Object that Received the Destroy Not Released 1
Q127845 PRB: Property is Ignored Under Program Control 2
Q127848 PRB: RELEASE Command Does Not Release a Form 2
Q128076 INF: How to Reference a Class in Class Hierarchy Generically 1

Q128156 PRB: Invalid Data Type for This Property Error 2
Q128633 INF: How Inheritance Affects PROTECTED Methods and Properties 1
Q128727 INF: How to Copy an Existing Class Without a Subclass 1
Q128995 PRB: Unrecognized Command Verb Error When Instantiate Object 2
Q129281 INF: How to Implement a RELEASE Method 2

Q129424 PRB: Property Not Evaluated When Object Is Created 2
Q129512 INF: How to Programatically List .VCX File's Class Definitions 2
Q129648 INF: Calling a Form as If It Were a Function to Return a Value 2
Q129790 INF: Base Classes Available in Visual FoxPro 2
Q130132 PRB: Instance of Container Class Uses Parent Form Scalemode 3

Q130224 PRB: Cannot Pass an Array Member to a Procedure 2
Q130306 INF: Save/SET/Restore of SET Environment Settings 4
Q130342 PRB: Selecting Cancel Cancels User Code But Not Form Execution 1
Q130406 DOCERR: SHOW(2) Does Not Set Modal Form or Formset to Modeless 1
Q130460 INF: Using a Variable as a Parameter for CreateObject() 1

Q130526 INF: How to Use the ON ERROR Command and the Error Event 2
Q130833 INF: How to Find If Two Object Variables Refer to One Instance 1
Q130834 INF: Objects Parameters Are Passed by Reference 2
Q131027 INF: How to Encapsulate Data in the Form Builder 6
Q131071 INF: Virtual Functions & Multiple Inheritance in Visual FoxPro 1

Q131095 INF: How to Control the Occurrence of a Default Event 2
Q131357 INF: How to Reference Objects in the Container Hierarchy 2
Q131408 Object Variables Return "(Object)" in Debug Window 1
Q131752 PRB: Form Variable Unknown After Running Form Inside App 2
Q132356 How to Use a Container Object Instead of a Custom Object 2

Q132359 Example of Polymorphism in Visual FoxPro 2

MULTI-USER

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q126870 INF: How Transaction Processing Affects Record Locking 2
Q128205 INF: How to Set Buffering Mode in Visual FoxPro 2
Q128206 PRB: Function Requires Row or Table Buffering Mode 1
Q128719 PRB: "Table or Row Buffering Requires that SET ..." Error 1
Q128772 PRB: Tools Options Does Not Reset Buffering for Current Table 1

Q129643 INF: How Transaction Processing Interacts with TableUpdate 2
Q129756 PRB: REPLACE Causes "Field Rule Has Been Violated" Error 2
Q130237 INF: Duplicating READ NOLOCK Functionality in Visual FoxPro 2
Q130659 PRB: "The database must be opened exclusively" Multiuser Error 2
Q131031 INF: READ NOLOCK Behavior in Visual FoxPro 1

Q131711 INF: Browsing a Table While Using Row Buffering in a Form 1
Q131753 INF: Private Data Sessions Require Additional File Handles 1
Q131888 PRB: Transaction Affects When Rules or Triggers Fire 3
Q133016 PRB: Dynamically Changing Buffering Mode Doesn't Work 2

Tables, Databases, & Indexes

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q127037 INF: Purpose of CHARACTER BINARY and MEMO BINARY Fields 1
Q127795 INF Back-Link Functionality in Visual FoxPro for Windows 1
Q127846 INF: How to Use CANDIDATE Keys 1
Q129098 INF: How to Change a Table's Name 1
Q129168 How to Recover Corrupt DataBase Container Files 1

Q129399 INF: How to Convert FoxPro 3.0 Tables to FoxPro 2.x Format 1
Q129400 INF: FREE TABLE Command Removes Table from Corrupted Database 2
Q129537 PRB: APPEND BLANK Fires Field-Level Validation 2
Q129640 INF: How to Determine What Relations Exist in a .DBC 1
Q130083 PRB: Record Pointer Moves to EOF After INSERT - SQL Fails 2

Q130200 PRB: Deleted Records are Committed with TABLEUPDATE 2
Q130240 INF: How to Use the Caption Field Property 1
Q130244 PRB: All New Field Values Set to .NULL. When You Modify Table 1
Q130299 PRB: CURVAL() Returns Same Value as OLDVAL() 2
Q130301 PRB: INSERT Command Fails with Buffering and Integrity Rules 1

Q130303 PRB: Default Values Not Checked for Integrity by Visual FoxPro 1
Q130304 INF: How to Create Stored Procedures in Visual FoxPro Programs 1
Q130345 INF: How to Retreive Database Properties in a Program 2
Q130346 INF: How to Manipulate DateTime Fields in a Browse 1
Q130352 INF: How to Remove Table from Persistent Relation with Program 2

Q130455 PRB: Long Variable Names from 2.x Not Found in Visual FoxPro 1
Q130461 New Header Structure for Tables in Visual FoxPro 1
Q130601 INF: How to Create a Primary Index in a Visual FoxPro Program 2
Q130603 INF: How to Use SET PATH to Control Which Table Opens First 2
Q130604 INF: How to Retrieve Table Properties in a Program 3

Q130663 PRB: ZAP Command Ignores Table's Delete Triggers 1
Q130706 PRB: MODIFY STRUCTURE Command Doesn't Set Index Order 3
Q131265 INF: Use Exlamation Mark (!) Notation for Precise Referencing 2
Q132467 Firing Order for Rules and Triggers in Visual FoxPro 3
Q132726 How to Enumerate and Open All Tables in a Database Container 1

SQL

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q128072 INF: How to use SQL Select to Locate NULL Values 1
Q130166 INF: Data Type Mapping in the Upsizing Wizard 2
Q130239 PRB: Changes to SQL Remote View Aren't Saved 1
Q130840 How to Append Records from One Remote View to Another 1
Q133001 PRB: SQL SELECT Statement UDF Executes Twice On First Record 3

CLIENT/SERVER

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q129468 INF: How to Update a Remote Table from a Local Table 2
Q129642 INF: Buffering Must Be Handled Manually in DBC Rules/Triggers 1
Q129647 INF: Using ROLLBACK and END TRANSACTION in Nested Transactions 2
Q130506 INF: Use AERROR() in Place of DBERROR() for ODBC Errors 2

BROWSE

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q128337 INF: How to Make a Terminating Command Button 1
Q130131 PRB: ON ERROR Not Called When Trigger Fails in Browse or Grid 2
Q130146 INF: How to Create a Scrolling Field in a BROWSE Window 1
Q131599 INF: Record Pointer Moves in BROWSE as Records Are Deleted 1

GRID

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q126839 INF: How to Create Special Effects in a Grid 2
Q127880 INF: How to View Memo Fields as Edit Boxes in a Grid 1
Q129280 INF: How to Change the Color of the Active Cell in a Grid 1
Q130458 INF: How to Highlight the Entire Row in Grid When User Clicks 1
Q130707 How to Use Criteria to Limit Records Displayed in a Grid 1

Q131836 PRB: Grid Not Refreshing Displaying a Cursor From Query 2
Q132549 How to Set the Color and Font of Grid Rows Conditionally 2
Q133002 How the AddColumn Method Computes New ColumnCount Value 1
Q133164 How to Define Multiple-Line Grid Headers 1

OTHER PROGRAMMING ISSUES

ITEM ID   ARTICLE TITLE                                         PAGES

Q126780 PRB: Operator/Operand Type Mismatch When Comparing Two Objects 2
Q127179 PRB: Output from TIME() Does Not Change with SET HOURS 2
Q127840 INF: Info Provided by the Version() Function in Visual FoxPro 1
Q127942 INF: How to Place a Timer in the Main Window 2
Q128074 INF: How to Refer to a Form from a Menu or a Program 1

Q128077 PRB: Can't Use DOCKED or DOCKPOSITION Props to Dock a Toolbar 1
Q128201 INF: How to Put a Null Value in a Field 1
Q128648 INF: How to Create a List Box That Lists Available Fonts 2
Q128769 INF: How to Create a Screen Programatically 2
Q128816 PRB: Cannot Access MAPI Under Win32s 1

Q128973 INF: How To Create a Vertical Caption in Label Control 2
Q128996 INF: How to Assign Database Location Generically in Data Env 2
Q129014 PRB: Converted 2.x Screen Can Not Be Opened in Prior Versions 1
Q129077 INF: How to Use the NODATA and NOREQUERY Clauses of USE 2
Q129097 INF: Displaying Bitmaps Using CENTERED & ISOMETRIC keywords 2

Q129205 INF: How to Add Multiple Properties When You Add Objects 2
Q129208 INF:Pixel Replaces Foxel as Default Scale Value in Design Mode 2
Q129228 PRB: "Syntax Error" When Using the GETDIR() Function 1
Q129311 INF: Visual FoxPro Has 3 New SYS Functions Related to Memory 2
Q129314 INF: SCATTER & GATHER Commands Have a New NAME Argument 4

Q129413 INF: Explanation & Usage of the LOCKSCREEN Property 2
Q129641 INF: Alternative to SCATTER and GATHER in the New VFP Model 2
Q129865 INF: Limitations of the AINSTANCE Function 3
Q129977 INF: Recommended Naming Conventions for Visual FoxPro 3
Q130005 INF: How to Use a Custom Class to Encrypt Passwords 3

Q130085 INF: Details of the .VCX File Architecture 3
Q130128 PRB: MOD Function w/ Negative Number May Give Different Answer 1
Q130129 INF: How to Open a Database or Table in Visual FoxPro 2
Q130210 INF: Error Message Parameters Displayed with SYS(2018) 2
Q130236 INF: Explanation of Referential Integrity Rules for INSERT 1

Q130238 PRB: Macro Substitution Won't Work in Expression Builder 1
Q130242 PRB: Error: Index Tag Not Found After DELETE TAG ALL 2
Q130243 INF: How to Create Persistent Relations Using ALTER TABLE SQL 2
Q130277 PRB: WPARENT() Gives Error in 3.0 Different from Error in 2.x 1
Q130307 INF: How to Use Null Values in Visual FoxPro 3

Q130343 INF: Reserved Color Schemes in Visual FoxPro Now Include 15 1
Q130350 INF: TYPE() Returns "N" for Double, Float, and Integer 1
Q130355 INF: How to Validate Data by Using Customized Error Messages 2
Q130408 INF: How to Create a Wallpaper Effect in Visual FoxPro 1
Q130413 INF: How to Create an Updatable Cursor (View) to Update Table 2

Q130440 INF: Reserved Words in Visual FoxPro 8
Q130442 PRB: RELEASE LIBRARY Results in "API library not found" Error 1
Q130462 INF: Difference Between REQUERY and REFRESH in Visual FoxPro 1
Q130525 PRB: SETFOCUS Doesn't Work When Called in VALID Method 2
Q130544 INF: How to Place Values Containing Commas in a Combo Box 1

Q130577 PRB: Leading Equals Sign (=) Not Displayed If RowSource Value 2
Q130657 INF: How to Change the Font of Menu Items 1
Q130665 PRB: "<arrayname> is not an array" Error When Creating Array 1
Q130992 PRB: GETFILE() Caption Limited to 9 Characters in Windows 95 1
Q131003 PRB: Setting DECIMALS to 15 or More Produces Incorrect Result 1

Q131017 INF: How to Use Data Sessions in a Toolbar to Show Changes 2
Q131121 INF: Combo Box with RowSourceType of SQL Must Result in Cursor 1
Q131133 INF: How to Create and Access Protected Properties 1
Q131146 PRB: CLEAR ALL in Cleanup Code of FoxPro 2.6 Form Causes Error 1
Q131289 INF: How to Add to the System Menu as Visual FoxPro Starts 1

Q131300 PRB: Clicking a Disabled Item in a List Box Selects It 2
Q131306 INF: Transferring Data Between General Fields Programmatically 1
Q131345 INF: Using the DISPLAY OBJECTS Command 2
Q131348 PRB: SET STEP ON Opens the TRACE Window Only 1
Q131465 PRB: Cannot Use LOCAL Variables as Arrays 1

Q131475 INF: Use #INCLUDE to Add Header Files to a Visual FoxPro Proj 3
Q131549 INF: Use Place-Holder Commas in Calls with Missing Parameters 2
Q131600 INF: How to Customize RightClick Behavior 2
Q131837 How to Return from an Event or Method 1
Q131838 How OptionGroup Buttons Behave 2

Q132179 PRB: Controls in a Page Frame Are Not Refreshed 2
Q132295 How to Change the Attributes of a Visual FoxPro Window 1
Q132677 How to Place Insertion Point at Far Left of Field on Entry 1
Q132697 PRB: Application Appears Then Exits to Operating System 2
Q133357 INF: Differences Between Temporary and Permanent Relationships 2

Additional query words: VFoxMac VFoxWin kblist kbtlc


Keywords          : FxotherReference 
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: July 27, 1999