DOCUMENT:Q141797 06-FEB-2002 [foxpro] TITLE :Fw1223.exe Describes Components of a Customized Builder PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER::3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbfile kbBuilder kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbDSupport ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Fw1223.exe is a file that contains an application note titled "Components of a Customized Builder" that explains how to create custom builders in Visual FoxPro for Windows. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Fw1223.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vfox60/AppNote1/1/W9X/EN-US/Fw1223.exe) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. INTRODUCTION TO FW1223 ---------------------- A builder is a tool provided by Visual FoxPro for Windows to assist users in the design of objects. The tool presents a series of choices that set properties used in building an object. A builder allows you to quickly design a form by simplifying the process of setting properties for controls. A builder is similar in concept to a Wizard. Both are essential components of Rapid Application Development (RAD), but they differ in their implementation. The goal of a Wizard is to take you step by step through a process to accomplish a common task, whereas a builder lets you adjust the attributes of existing objects at design time. Visual FoxPro ships with 10 predefined builders: the Edit Box builder, the Option Group builder, the List Box builder, the Grid builder, the Form builder, the Combo Box builder, the Command Group builder, the AutoFormat builder, the Text Box builder, and the Referential Integrity builder. You can call a builder interactively from the shortcut menu in the Form Designer or the Visual Class designer, the Builder button in the Property sheet, or the Builder Lock button in the Form Control toolbar. You can also call the builder from the Command window with a DO command. To set preferences for the Builder Lock button, click the Forms tab in the Options dialog box. In addition to providing these existing builders, Visual FoxPro offers an open architecture that allows a developer to register and develop new custom builders. Additional query words: Fw1223 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbfile kbBuilder kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbDSupport Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 Version : :3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.