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.