Description of the Screen WizardLast reviewed: June 27, 1995Article ID: Q114192 |
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SUMMARYThe information below describes the Screen Wizard and lists the steps to create a screen. This information is also found in FoxPro online Help in the "Screen Wizard" topic.
MORE INFORMATIONThe Screen Wizard creates a FoxPro screen you can use to view and modify the information in your tables. The screen includes a series of buttons for displaying, editing, and printing records. You can choose from three different styles of screens, and have your choice of buttons with text labels, such as "Next" or "Top," or buttons with pictures that represent each button's function. NOTE: If you want your screens to work in a multiuser environment, you need to make sure that you set the EXCLUSIVE option to OFF. You can change this setting from the Catalog Manager by choosing the Settings command from the Tools menu. If you are not using the Catalog Manager, type SET EXCLUSIVE OFF in the Command window.
Screen Wizard Steps
Step 1 of 5: Selecting a TableNOTE: If you start the wizard from the Catalog Manager, this step is skipped because you have already selected a table to work with. Select a table from the list (which shows all the tables in use before you started the wizard). If no names are displayed, or you want to use a different table, choose the Open... button and use the Open dialog to select a table.
Step 2 of 5: Selecting Fields to Include in Your ScreenTo select fields from a table to use in your screen, you can:
Step 3 of 5: Setting the Sort OrderNOTE: This step will be skipped if you are basing your screen on a query. To set the order in which records will be displayed in the screen, select up to three fields from the Available Fields list. The selected fields are combined to create an index tag. For example, if you choose State and then City, when you view your records in the finished screen, they will be sorted by state, and then by city within each state. Choose the Ascending option to view records from the beginning of the alphabet, the lowest number, or the earliest date; choose the Descending option to view records from the end of the alphabet, the highest number, or the latest date.
Step 4 of 5: Selecting a Style for the Screen and Its ButtonsSelect a style option for the screen from the list of styles. FoxPro for Windows Only: Then, select the type of navigation and editing buttons (text or pictures) you want to appear along the bottom of the screen.
Step 5 of 5: Naming the Screen and Saving, Running, or Modifying ItEnter the title you want to appear at the top of your new screen, then select one of the three options, and choose the Finish button:
Wizard-Generated ScreensThe screens created by the wizard include the screen title and the fields you chose to include.
Wizard-Generated Screen ButtonsThe buttons at the bottom of the screen work as follows:
Button Function ------ -------- Top Displays the first record in the table. Prev Displays the previous record in the table. Locate Displays a Browse window so you can search for the record you want. Next Displays the next record in the table. End Displays the last record in the table. Add Adds a new record to the table. Choose Save when you are done entering the record, or Cancel to discard the new record. Not available if you are displaying a read-only table or query. Not available if you are using a query which includes tables related on an expression field. Edit Allows you to make changes to the record currently displayed. Choose Save when you are done editing, or Cancel to discard the changes. Not available if you are displaying a read-only table or query. Delete Deletes the current record. Save Saves a new record, or changes made during editing. Not available if you are displaying a read-only table or query. Cancel Cancels a new record, or changes made during editing. Not available if you are displaying a read-only table or query. Print Displays a dialog box so you can print the current record, or all the records in the table. The wizard creates a report with the same name as the screen. You can preview the report, or send it directly to the printer. Close Closes the screen. |
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