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Presented by: David T. Anderson
David is a principal of Alden Anderson, Inc., an internationally recognized, Seattle-based Microsoft database consulting group. He has over 12 years computing experience and has been involved with the Xbase community since 1986. His client list for programming, consulting, and training includes several US military commands, national banking and "Big 6" accounting firms, as well as Fortune 100 corporations. Recent Alden Anderson clients include Microsoft, Boeing, Legent, and Environment Control.
Microsoft® Visual FoxPro™ 3.0 (FoxPro®), a database or database management system, includes a number of tools for developers and end users. Notable among these are Wizards and Builders.
Wizards automate common tasks by presenting a sequence of simple questions, guiding users through their desired tasks, such as creating a one-to-many form or making a remote connection to a backend server and then building a query on tables in the remote database.
Builders present a set of frequently used properties for building an object to the user, who may otherwise be overwhelmed by the number of properties available. For example, using a grid control or writing triggers help enforce relational integrity in the new data dictionary. Builders offer additional opportunities for developers to leverage and automate their work.
These tools are not just for new users; they are powerful enough to be used by developers to quickly build the basic pieces of an application.
This presentation covers how Wizards and Builders are accessed and registered, and how you can modify or add styles to them, and create your own Builders in FoxPro 3.0.