How to Change the Attributes of a Visual FoxPro Window

 Last reviewed: July 28, 1995
Article ID: Q132295
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

In previous versions of FoxPro for Windows, the attributes of the main FoxPro desktop screen could be manipulated using the MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN command. Although this method still works in Visual FoxPro, the preferred version 3.0 method is to change the properties of the _SCREEN system memory variable.

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the _SCREEN system memory variable in conjunction with the appropriate property to change specific attributes of the main FoxPro desktop screen. The following line of code changes the caption or title of the main FoxPro desktop screen: 

   _SCREEEN.Caption="New Title"
You can use this method to change any of the available properties for the _SCREEN system memory variable. Use the AMEMBERS() function to obtain a list of the available properties for this object. For example, the following line of code loads the SCRNPROPS array with all the available properties, methods, and events for the main FoxPro desktop screen: 

   =AMEMBERS(SCRNPROPS,_SCREEN,1)
Examine the SCRNPROPS array to see all the available properties, methods, and events. The second column of the array indicates whether the item is a property, method, or event.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: July 28, 1995
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