Solutions Sample

The Solutions sample contains many examples of useful things you can do using Visual FoxPro. Solutions also includes sample classes in the sample class libraries and examples based on the Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes.

Solution.app is located in the following folder:

drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Msdn98\98vs\1033\Samples\Vfp98\Solution

The interface for Solutions.app is Solution.scx and provides several features:

• Two ways to view the contents: As a tree (outline) view, which shows the hierarchy of the components in the application, or as a filtered list view of the components in the application, which provides an alphabetical list of all components that will filter the list according to your sort specifications.
  
  
• An expand/collapse button for viewing all of the components in the tree view.
  
  
• A brief description of a selected sample.
  
  
• The option to run the code and/or view the code by opening it in the appropriate designer.
  
  
• A description of how specific features were implemented on any form via a Behind the Scenes button.

To run the Solutions Sample application

• Enter the following in the Command window:

  DO (HOME(2) + 'solution\solution')
  

  -or-

1. From the Program menu, choose Do.
   
   
2. Choose the …\Samples\Vfp98\Solution folder.
   
   
3. Double-click Solution.app.

From the main Solution Samples form, you will see that the samples are organized into the following categories: ActiveX controls, Visual FoxPro controls, Databases, Forms, Foundation Classes, Menus, Reports, Toolbars, and Windows API. To see all of the components in this treeview, choose the Expand All button and scroll through the components.

Once you have found a sample or component that interests you, highlight it to select it. You can then do one or all of the following:

• Read a brief description of the sample in the description area at the bottom of the main Solutions form.
  
  
• Run the sample by choosing Run Sample.
  
  
• See the code by choosing See Code.
  
  
• Get Help on the sample you are running by pressing F1 or clicking the ? button.

After you close the form or designer that is opened, you are returned to the main Solutions form.