How to Make a Terminating Command Button

ID: Q128337

3.00 WINDOWS

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

This article shows by example how to create a command button on a form that will close the form in Visual FoxPro.

In FoxPro version 2.x, you could do this by selecting the "Terminate Read on Selection" check box for the push button options. There is no such option for a Visual FoxPro command button.

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Step-by-Step Example

This example creates a new form with a command button that when clicked will close the form.

1. Create a new form:

   CREATE FORM

2. Place a command button on the form.

3. Change the caption property of the command button to "Quit".

4. Type the following code in the click event handler of the command

   button:

   IF TYPE('ThisForm.parent') = "O"
      RELEASE ThisFormSet
   ELSE
      RELEASE ThisForm
   ENDIF

5. Choose Run Form from the Form menu.

6. Click the Quit button, and the form will close.

Additional reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 KBCategory: KBSubcategory: FxprgBrowse

Keywords          : kbcode FxprgBrowse 
Version           : 3.00
Platform          : WINDOWS