Visual FoxPro Frequently Asked Questions
Note: This compilation of Frequently Asked Questions originally appeared in the Virtual FoxPro Users Group and is re-published here with permission.
What is the scope (intended audience) of this FAQ?
Who do I yell at if something is incorrect in this FAQ?
What is the future of Visual FoxPro?
If MS made an Open Letter to the FoxPro Community, what would it say?
Where can I get support for VFP?
Why don't the controls on my pageframes operate properly when I use the TxtBtns navigation class?
How do I return a value from a form?
How do I add a property or method to a Form in the Form Designer?
I've moved one of my toolbars or one of my design windows off of the screen, how do I get it back?
How do I get rid of the 'Invalid User Input' message when returning .F. from a Valid Event?
Why do things never work quite right under Windows 3.1x?
What Are the differences between Modal and Modeless forms (windows)?
My compiled application started, flashed briefly, and then quit; What happened?
When I create a form, my environment variables (changed with SET) revert to thier default values.
If I change pages in my pageframe, the other page still has the old record in the fields. Why?
My form doesn't display everything when I run it. It shows up, but none of the controls are visible.
I have an object on a form which I can't see to select or modify.
How do I copy a class from one class library to another?
How do I get to an object inside a container without having to use the PEM window?
How can I pass an array to a form as a parameter?
How do I get rid of the Microsoft Visual FoxPro title?
How do I get rid of the VFP splash screen?
Under Win95, the upper left corner of all screens default to the Fox icon. Can I replace it?
How do I hide the main Visual FoxPro screen and menu?
How do I remove a Form's title bar?
What is the firing order of Events?
How do I test if a variable exists?
What is the maximum size table Visual FoxPro can handle?
When I run an EXE, the system menu always appears before my menu is run.
I can’t set focus to an object from another object's Valid event.
How do I get the Form Designer to use a form class that I create for its default form?
An error message appears which says 'Cannot quit Visual Foxpro'.
What do I need to worry about when I upgrade from 3.0 to 3.0b?
How do I keep a form from running while it's starting up?
When will timers not fire?
How can I leave a grid without using the mouse?
What is the scope of an Include file?
What other versions of Visual FoxPro 3.0 are there?
Does Visual FoxPro support .VBX files?
Why doesn’t my MEMLIMIT setting work?
What are the differences between the Professional and Standard Editions of Visual FoxPro?
I’ve placed a check box in my grid, but it only appears in the currently selected row.
How do I use macro expansions?
How do I select duplicate records from a table?
What is the difference between the DataSource property and the ControlSource property?
My combo box is displaying only one row when I dimensioned the array in the Init event of my form.
When my cursor is updated by a SELECT - SQL INTO CURSOR command, my grid doesn't refresh.
How do I hide standard and custom toolbars?
I have the Standard Edition of Visual FoxPro. Where can I get a copy of the Language Reference?
How do I make small icons with Visual FoxPro (ImagEdit)?
How do I navigate appended records in table buffers?
How do I (programatically) copy to the clipboard?
How do I keep my timers from firing when I am debugging?
How do I play .WAV files?
How do I set multiple procedure or class files?
Why should I use locate instead of seek when a filter is set?
How do I reset properties and methods to their default values?
How do I execute both the default parent event/method code as well as some additional code?
How do I coordinate enabling and disabling toolbar buttons and their corresponding menu choices?
What is an easy way to set the same property in multiple objects at the same time?
Do I have to always type long object hierarchy lists?
How can I navigate the PEM sheet quickly?
How do I see what got written to the VFP desktop when I have all those windows open?
Can I create text reports?
How do I reverse the action of something in the sizing toolbar?
How can I move objects in a form more precisely?
Does Drag and Drop work in most windows?
When manipulating a page property, I get an error saying "Property xyz not found".
How do I append text to a memo field?
Why doesn't my newly compiled VFP 5.0 .exe work under Win32s?
What's new in VFP 5.0?
What is an Outer Join?
How do I hide the Visual FoxPro 5.0 desktop when my application's .EXE file starts?
How do I create a top-level form with a top-level menu?
For my Visual FoxPro 3.0 forms in Visual FoxPro 5.0, the fonts are smaller and no longer bold.
The Application Wizard does not appear when I select Wizards from the Tools menu. How do I run it?
How do I hide specific columns in a combo box and display others?
What is the difference between table buffering and referential integrity?
Can I customize the colors used to mark syntax in a VFP 5.0 edit window?
I receive an "Unhandled Exception" error when I connect to an Oracle server through ODBC.
I get errors in event and method procedures in forms and classes I've created. How do I debug them?
How do I add blank rows to a grid?
How can I count items within a report?
How do I use the Outline and MAPI controls?
Why is my SCAN awfully slow with large tables?
Should I use my email features in all my applications?
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