Foxpro Tutorial d

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Tutorial: FoxPro D - Database Procedures &Screen Forms

Dr. Thomas E. Hicks

Computer Science DepartmentTrinity University

1. Main Program

2. Decide The Size For The New Screen

3. Creating Your First Screen - Quick Form

4. Changing The Caption Of The Text Box Control

5. Changing Form Color

6. Changing The Font Size Of The Text Box Control

7. Changing The Font Boldness Of The Text Box Control

8. Changing The Font Colors Of The Text Box Control9. Sizing The Text Box Control To Fit

10. Changing The Font Size Of The Edit Box Control

11. Changing The Font Boldness Of The Edit Box Control

12. Changing The Font Colors Of The Edit Box Control

13. Sizing The Edit Box Control To Fit

14. Screen Layout

15. Changing Screen Title

16. Next Button Code

17. Changing The Caption Of The Next Push Button Control

18. Linking The Push Button Control With Procedure Next

19. Starting the Main Program20. Previous Button Code

21. Changing The Caption Of The Previous Push Button Control

22. Linking The Previous Push Button Control With Procedure Previous

23. Delete Button Code

24. Changing The Caption Of The Delete Push Button Control

25. Linking The Previous Push Button Control With Procedure Delete

26. Add Button Code

27. Changing The Caption Of The Add Push Button Control

28. Linking The Previous Push Button Control With Procedure Add

29. Exit Button Code

30. Changing The Caption Of The Exit Push Button Control

31. Linking The Previous Push Button Control With Procedure Exit

32. Sample Button Layouts

33. Possible Exam/Quiz Questions - FoxPro D

All of the following FoxPro Commands Can Be Entered Into The Command Window (these commands are not case sensitive

Download and decompress the data file for this example and design your own FoxProapplication as you walk through the tutorial.

Products1.zip Installing WinZip Tutorial Using WinZip Tutorial
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Create a folder, called Products, in the Temp folder of hard drive C; your directoryC:\Temp\Products should look like the following:

Windows 95/NT Tutorial

Structure for table: C:\TEMP\PRODUCTS\PRODUCTS.DBF

Number of data records: 77

Date of last update: 02/27/98

Memo file block size: 64

Code Page: 1252

Field Field Name Type Width Dec

1 PRODUCTID Character 6

2 SUPPLIERID Character 6

3 PRODNAME Character 40

4 ENGNAME Character 50

5 QTYSIZE Character 20

6 UNITPRICE Numeric 8 2

7 UNITCOST Numeric 8 2

8 QTYINSTOCK Numeric 12 3

9 MINQTYTOST Numeric 12 3

10 DISCONTINU Logical 1

11 LASTORDER Date 8

12 INFO Memo

Main Program

In order to avoid typing a lot of stuff in the command line each time we wish to start ourapplication, let us design a good Main.PRG (Do It!)

Modify Command Main

Set Default To C:\Temp\Products


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Using the mouse, select the Set As Default button. (Do It!)

Until this configuration is changed, all new screens will be designed for low resolution 640 x

480 monitors with snap to grid set to 6 pixels.

Creating Your First Screen - Quick Form

Create Screen Products


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Using the mouse, hold down the form menu and select QuickForm as illustrated above. Aform builder will now emerge. As is the case with the other FoxPro Menus, the Form Control

menu may be in the menubar at the top, may be loose on the screen (as illustrated above) ormay be closed. If closed, the toolbar may be opened by holding down the View Menu andselecting Forms Control Tool Bar.

Used to add the selected field from the Products database table to the Selected Fields listused to construct controls for the new form.


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Used to add all fields from the Products database table to the Selected Fields list used toconstruct controls for the new form.

Used to remove the selected field from the Selected Fields list.

Used to remove all fields from the Selected Fields list.

Let us select all fields. (See Below)

Select the Tab form builder. (See Below)


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Select the Embossed Style and Select the OK button. (See Below)

FoxPro has now given its best shot at an automated form for the Products database table.

Changing The Caption Of The Text Box Control

The text box control is used to present text information, such as field prompts, on the user


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designed screen forms. When using the quick form, the field names have been selected asprompts; field names are often make very poor prompts; examples of poor prompts would beevident in the captions on the screen above : Productid, Unitprice, Lastorder, etc. Theobjective is to make each and every caption so explicit, that all can use the database screenwithout the need for clarification of data.

Each caption/prompt is a text box control object whose properties may be altered. Let uschange the caption of Productid to Product ID #. First use the mouse and select the text boxcontrol; when selected, a box will appear around the text box.

Second let us activate the Properties Box by holding down the right mouse button on theobject and selecting Properties as demonstrated above. The Properties Box is illustrated

below. This step may be omitted when the properties box is already on the desktop.

In order to change the text box control caption :

select the text box control

select Caption in the Properties Box


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enter the desired caption in the edit box [shaded pink for identification and marked

with red arrow]

It will be in the edit box of the Properties Box that many of the screen objects are changed. Inthe screen below, most of the captions have been changed.

Original Value New Value

Productid: Product ID #Supplierid: Supplier ID #Productname: DescriptionEngname: NameQtysize: Quantity SizeUnitprice: Unit PriceUnicost: Unit CostQtyinstock: In StockMinqtytost: MinimumDiscontinu: DiscontinuedLastorder: Last OrderedInfo: ----------- Prompt removed

Some of the new caption information seems to be missing in the screen below; relax, since

the text box control field retains its original size, some of the data is simply hidden at themoment. Shortly, I will show you how to resize the text box control field so that all of eachcaption might be displayed.

This button, from the form controls tool bar, can be used to add a new text box control to ascreen.

Changing Form Color

In order to make the text box control bold

select the form - touch anywhere on the form except a control or button

select BackColor in the Properties Box

enter the RGB [Red,Green,Blue] code in the edit window or press for a color

chart. (See Below)


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Custom colors may be configured as well. (See Below)

Changing The Font Size Of The Text Box Control

In order to change the text box control font size select the text box control(s)

select FontSize in the Properties Box

enter the desired size in the edit box or select from the edit box pull down menu

(See Below)


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You may use your mouse and select multiple text box controls to change at one time; holddown the shift key to continue selections.

Changing The Font Boldness Of The Text Box Control

In order to make the text box control bold select the text box control(s)

select FontBold in the Properties Box

select True from the edit box pull down menu or double click FontBold selection to

change (See Below)

In order to make the text box control unbold

select the text box control(s)


select False from the edit box pull down menu or double click FontBold selection to

change


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Changing The Font Colors Of The Text Box Control

In order to change the font color select the text box control(s)

select ForeColor in the Properties Box


chart. (See Below)


Sizing The Text Box Control To Fit

In order to change the text box control to the correct size for the caption select the text box control(s)



chart. (See Below)

Changing The Font Size Of The Edit Box Control


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In order to change the edit box control font size select the edit box control(s)

select FontSize in the Properties Box

enter the desired size in the edit box or select from the edit box pull down menu

(See Below)


This button, from the form controls tool bar, can be used to add a new edit box control to ascreen.

Changing The Font Boldness Of The Edit Box Control

In order to make the edit box control bold

select the edit box control(s)


select True from the edit box pull down menu or double click FontBold selection to

change (See Below)


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In order to make the edit box control unbold



select False from the edit box pull down menu or double click FontBold selection to

change


Changing The Font Colors Of The Edit Box Control

In order to change the font color select the edit box control(s)



chart. (See Below)

In order to change the font background color


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select BackColor in the Properties Box

enter the RGB [Red,Green,Blue] code in the edit window or press for a colorchart.


Sizing The Edit Box Control To Fit

In order to change the text box control to the correct size for the caption select the edit box control(s)


enter the RGB [Red,Green,Blue] code in the edit window or press for a colorchart. (See Below)

Screen Layout

The mouse can be used to re-position objects on the screen in a drag and drop process.

I. Put the most important information at the top of the screen.

II. Most screens should contain 1 - 3 columns

III. Avoid wild color combinations.

IV. Avoid too many different size fonts.

V. Try to avoid large gaps on the page.


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VI. Align the prompt captions and the edit fields. The captions below need help. Select the leftrow of captions with the mouse on the screen below. Pull down the Format Menu and SelectAlign and select Align Right Sides.

The results of the right alignment may be seen below. This will also be done with the leftcolumn.

FoxPro also makes it very easy to achieve horizontal alignment in each row. Select the leftrow of captions with the mouse on the screen below.


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Pull down the Format Menu and Select Align and select Align Right Sides.

With proper alignment, our screen now looks like the following:

Changing Screen Title

In order to change the screen title from Form1

select the form - touch anywhere on the form except a control or button

select Caption in the Properties Box

enter the desired title - Be sure to include the author(s) and the table (See Below)

Next Button Code

The purpose of the Next button is to move the cursor to the next record. This button, from theform controls tool bar, can be used to add a new push button control to a screen. The NextButton should be on the far right-hand side of the screen.

The code for all buttons shall be added to a file called Code.PRG. Do It!


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modify command Code

Procedure Next


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Double click on My Computer. Double click on Temp. Double click on Products. Double click on Main.PRG


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EndProc


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The purpose of the Exit button is to exit the screen form. The Exit Button may be placedanywhere, that is organize effectively, the screen.

The code for all buttons shall be added to a file called Code.PRG. Do It! Skip a couple ofblank lines between your procedures to make them easier to find, edit, etc.

modify command Code

Procedure Exit


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Database Form Guidelines
http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~thicks/Tutorials/Database-FormGuidelines/FormGuidelines.phphttp://www.cs.trinity.edu/~thicks/Tutorials/Database-FormGuidelines/FormGuidelines.php

Documents

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