Command Window

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The Command window is a Visual FoxPro system window. When you choose menu commands, Visual FoxPro language commands are echoed in the Command window.

You can also type Visual FoxPro commands directly into the Command window. In the Command window, you can:

• Delete text by pressing ESC if you haven't already pressed ENTER to execute the command.
  
  
• Reissue a previous command by placing the cursor anywhere on the command line, and then pressing ENTER.
  
  
• Re-issue a block of code by selecting it, and then pressing ENTER.
  
  
• Split lengthy commands by typing a semicolon after a space in the command where you want it to break, and then pressing ENTER.
  
  
• Move text within the Command window and to other editing windows. Select the desired text and drag it to the desired spot.
  
  
• Copy text within the Command window and paste it into other editing windows without using Edit menu commands. Select the desired text, hold down CTRL, and then drag the text to the desired spot.

You can change font, line spacing and indentation by selecting the appropriate command from the Format menu.

Right-click in the Command window to display a shortcut menu with these options:

• Cut, Copy, Paste. Move or delete characters to and from the Command window.
  
  
• Build Expression. Display the Expression Builder window, in which you can define an expression using commands, literals, fields, or other expressions. The expression you build is pasted into the Command window when you click OK.
  
  
• Execute Selection. Execute the text selected in the Command window as a new command.
  
  
• Clear. Remove the list of previously executed commands from the Command window.
  
  
• Properties. Display the Edit Properties window in which you can change edit behavior, tab width, fonts, and syntax coloring options for the Command window.