Terminology Differences

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Visual FoxPro redefines some FoxPro 2.6 terms. For more information on new terms, see the Glossary.

FoxPro 2.6 term Visual FoxPro term
@ ... GET field TextBox control
@ ... SAY field Label control
Blanks or empty
fields or variables
Null values
Browse Grid control
Buffer Record and table buffers and transactions.
Code snippets Properties, and method and event code.
Control Control
Database Database
Edit region EditBox control
Long names Long names. See Visual FoxPro Naming Rules.
Memory variable Variable
Object Object
OLE automation Automation, COM Component
OLE control ActiveX control
OLE General field OleBoundControl
Popup ComboBox control
Power tools Visual designers and toolbars.
PushButton CommandButton control
Radio button OptionButton control
Screen Form
Screen picture Image control
Screen set Form set
System memory
variable
System variable
Table Table
Text Label control

For more information see “Using Toolbars” in Chapter 1, Getting Started, in the User’s Guide; “Assigning Method and Event Code” in Chapter 3, Object-Oriented Programming, “Setting Properties at Design Time” in Chapter 9, Creating Forms, and “Buffering Data” and “Using Transactions” in Chapter 17, Programming for Shared Access, all in the Programmer’s Guide.