FoxPro Boot Camp

Presented by

Richard Clapp

Sessions

Session 1 (AM)• Introduction

• History of FoxPro

• Major Components

• Visual FoxPro Desktop

• Working with App Wizard

• Working with Project Mgr.

Session 2 (PM)• Working with Tables

and Databases

• Working with Program Files

• Working with Variables, control structures and other elements of programming• Lab Work

Visual FoxPro Desktop

• Menu Options

• The Command Window

• Tools | Options Dialog

• The Standard Toolbar Wizards

• Accessing Help

Working With the App Wizard

• Running the Wizard

• Specifying Databases

• Specifying Tables

• Generating Forms and Reports

• Running the Application

Working With the Project Mgr

• Adding Files

• Modifying Files

• Deleting Files

• Running Files

• Building Projects

Lunch

Afternoon Session

Due to the need to cover material at a very high level, we will be using the Visual FoxPro Help file as our text book.

Working with Tables and Databases

• Using the Database Wizard• Database Container• Table Designer• Input Mask, Format and Other Field Properties• Free vs. Attached Tables• Adding, Editing & Deleting Records• Indexes: Primary & Candidate• Relationships: Persistent & Temporal• Referential Integrity• Data Buffering Basics• TABLEUPDATE() and TABLEREVERT()

Working With Program Files

• Using the Editor

• Color Coding Syntax

• Executing Programs

• Procedure List

• Object List

• Beautify

Working with Variables, control structures and other elements of programming

• Working With Variables

• Program Control Structures

• Procedures and Functions

• Creating and Using Reports

• Creating and Using Forms

• Working With the Query Designer

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