INFO: FoxTools Functions That Have Been Incorporated Into VFP 6

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0

SUMMARY

The FoxTools library extends FoxPro functionality beyond what is included in the native product. The FoxTools Application Programming Interface (API) library exposes Windows functions that allow you to set and retrieve file information, manipulate paths and file names, use system alerts, and perform many functions. The FoxTools library still ships with Visual FoxPro 6.0, but some of the functionality is now built into the native FoxPro language.

MORE INFORMATION

The FoxTools functions that built into the FoxPro language are fully explained in the FoxPro Online Help files.

The following functions have been added to Visual FoxPro 6.0 from Foxtools; and you can now use them without executing a SET LIBRARY TO FOXTOOLS command. Any programs, class libraries, labels, or reports created in earlier versions of Visual FoxPro that contain any of the following functions may be recompiled:

   Function Name        Description
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------

   ADDBS( )             This function adds a backslash (if needed) to a
                        path expression.

   AGETFILEVERSION( )   This function creates an array containing
                        information about files with Windows version
                        resources such as .exe, .dll, and .fll files, or
                        automation servers created in Visual FoxPro. This
                        function corresponds to the GetFileVersion( )
                        function in Foxtools.

                        The following example displays Vfp6.exe file
                        information:

                           AGETFILEVERSION(myArray,SYS(2004)+"VFP6.EXE")
                           DISPLAY MEMORY LIKE myArray


   DEFAULTEXT( )        This function returns a file name with a new
                        extension if one does not already exist. This
                        function does not physically add a new extension to
                        the file, it merely returns the new virtual
                        extension if the file has no extension.

                        For example:

                          StrToFile("testtext", "test") && Creates a file
                                                      && called
                                                   && test (no extension).
                         ?DefaultText("test", "txt")  && Returns "test.txt"


   DRIVETYPE( )         This function returns the type of the specified
                        drive. This value is numeric with the following
                        descriptions:

                           Number   Drive Type
                           -------------------------------------------

                           1        No type
                           2        Floppy disk
                           3        Hard disk
                           4        Removable drive or network drive
                           5        CD-ROM
                           6        RAM disk


   FORCEEXT( )          This function returns a string with the old file
                        name extension replaced by a new extension. This
                        function is similar to DefaultExt.

   FORCEPATH( )         This function returns a file name with a new path
                        name substituted for the old one.

   JUSTDRIVE( )         This function returns the drive letter from a
                        complete path.

   JUSTEXT( )           This function returns the three-letter extension
                        from a complete path.

   JUSTFNAME( )         This function returns the file name portion of a
                        complete path and file name.

   JUSTPATH( )          This function returns the path portion of a
                        complete path and file name.

   JUSTSTEM( )          This function returns the stem name (the file name
                        before the extension) from a complete path and file
                        name.

                        For example:

                           cFileName = SYS(2004)+"VFP6.EXE"
                           ?JUSTDRIVE(cFileName)
                           ?JUSTEXT(cFileName)
                           ?JUSTFNAME(cFileName)
                           ?JUSTPATH(cFileName)
                           ?JUSTSTEM(cFileName) 

REFERENCES

Visual FoxPro Help; search on: "New and Enhanced Language Elements"

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVFp600 kbXBase
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo