Recent content by Polly66

Thank you Mike Yearwood and Teresa for your valuable comments, and thanks again to all who responded to my recent requests for assistance. Prior to starting this particular project I had not done any development for a while, and as this will be my "swan song" I will sign off and out. My...

Hi Olaf, Yes you are right. I am having a problem with the application not working on some computers. Even in my own environent. I copied everything from my application/development PC directory onto a CD, then copied everything to a laptop, and still met the file not found/ does not exist etc...

Hi Mike and Chris, Thank you both for your valuable suggestions. Yours in particular Mike will assist with future documentation. I agree that the size of the 'exe' file probably dosen't matter, but it just bugs me that I don't know. I will find the answer to this problem, and I know that it...

Hi Danfreeman, Thank you for your interest in my problem. I realise that there are obviously some things that either call these classes or use them. I have inspected the properties of every form and control, and I cannot find where these calls are being made. I guess one aspect of my concern...

Hi Mike, Thanks again for your advice, but I have already removed all of the classes from the project that I don't want, only to see them reappear when I re-build. I thought there might be some way to determine which forms/controls used these classes, mostly wizards BTW. I have inspected the...

Hello everyone, Is there a way to find (easily) what class libraries are included in any specific project. I seem to have a rather bloated application due in part to my inexperience with VFP9. I have searched through forms and controls for included classes that shouldn't be required but cannot...

Hi Tamar, Thanks for your advice. It has been my experience in life that anything that comes easy, ain't really worth much. I am refering of course to wizards and builders, and although I recognise that they have their place in the world, sometimes they cause more problems than they solve...

Thanks Olaf and Mike, It is fixed. I thought that it was probably a language thing, but never imagined that VFP would wander between them. Bill

Hi, Does anyone know why I might be getting strange characters (resembling an eastern european language, Sunday looks like DCAEUEO, but with little squiggles on some characters) in reports. It is generally only date related, but is not always apparant. The function CDOW(date) is a common...

Hi Geoff, thanks for the second part of the "Neat Trick". Mike, your earlier post, as with all your assistance you have given me in the past was correct and very informative. The explanation of creating a new class of form, based on the original provided by VFP was excellent, and I thank you...

Hi Mike, Thanks for your response. I think I have overcome the difficulties I had, but the problem initially was with the "Form Builder", which does not allow different attributes to shapes etc to be changed unless there is a data environment involved. Which means that you can only use the...

Hi Geoff, The second option is a pretty neat trick. I had already discovered the picture aspect in properties. Thank you. Bill

Thank you Don and Mike. That helped, and by bodgying the builder (adding a data environment - then removing it) I think I am able to achieve what I need. But is there a way to change the background of a form, say to slate, and maybe adding shadows to boxes without initially adding a file as...

Hi, I am using VFP9. Does anyone know if it is possible to change the style of forms after they are created, (or even before without using a data file in the builder). The option for [ok] is not available to me unless I allow the builder to select the data file for me. I have created an...

Hi White605, Thanks, you put me on the right track. I don't normally use wizards, but for convenience went against my own judgement, and It cost me ten times the effort I thought I was saving. Thank you for your time. Bill