I give up... 1

[parslej]

I try to use VFP...
But it makes many difrent things which I can't explain...
I still have lock problem and so on...

I try to use Deplphi with Interbase - and That's it!

 

[rgbean]

Well, after only two months in this forum, it would seem like you haven't really spent enough time to really get to know VFP. I've been working with dBase, FoxBase, FoxPro and Visual FoxPro for ~17 years (the last 13 almost exclusively), and I'm learning new things all the time. The key is to either take some basic courses in VFP or have someone close at hand to get you over the intial learning "hump" - it's really worth it!

Rick

 

[jjgraf]

It took me 1 year teaching my self to understand and i had Programmers i could grab that had 15 plus years using Foxpro

now been playing with Foxpro going on 4 years been in computers since i was 12 a wonderful 10 years oh crab make that 11:-}

 

[jackstrawn]

Ditto the two gentlemen above.

I would suggest that you get a copy of Miriam Liskin's
Visual FoxPro Expert Solutions by Que. Written for VFP 3.0 but all of the logic applies to any version. Very, very detailed. She also writes for FoxPro Advisor Magazine. Look at Jim Duffy's web site

http://www.takenote.com.

Offers much training material to include VFP 7.0 in February. Not a sell you and forget you company!

In sum, I've found that if you don't get on the box and start working it will never come. I also believe you must understand the Project Manager and Form Designer to begin.
Much like learning to fly, you gotta get stick time.

 

[GaryWilsonCPA]

I have been using this product now for 3 months and have made great progress in understanding. Tek tips has been a goldmine for information that all us beginners are thankful for.

Now that i have given all the old timers the credit they deserve, can anyone tell me how to add a variable to a form. I am trying to follow instructions in a Ramani post and the only part i don't understand is where I add a variable to a form called recno and give the recno a value of 0

Thanks



T

 

[parslej]

Thanx for all posts.
I'm programming about 12 years in many languages.
Since 8 years in Clipper - I love it!

But the main reason to give up is fact that in my country (Poland) I can't find any books about VFP in shops...

VFP often crash my PC, his reports devours memory (I see often blue screen and I have big troubles in using it's app in my network.

I lock records, next unlocks but other users still see it as 'locked'...

Second big problem is my English - is very poor so often I can't explain my problems....

Thanx all!

 

[csvideo]

use optimistic buffering 5 and private data session in your forms and basically forget about record locking for now. VFP is the greatest language in the sotfware world when it comes to multiuser issues. Don't give up please! You will see it is definitely worth the time.

 

[ramani]

Hi Gary,
Regarding where to add a variable in a form...
1. Open the form in the form designer (where you modify the form)
2. Make sure the property window is open.
3.Just click on any plain area of the form.
4.Click on VFP Menu.. Form->NewPoperty
5. Give the name of the property as ... recno
6. Click ADD
7. Now in the property window.. this variable will be available with a default .f. as value. Change that to 0 in the property window.

Hope this helps ramani :-9
(Subramanian.G),FoxAcc, ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[GaryWilsonCPA]

Thanks ramani
I followed your instructions here and also on building a grid that highlights in FAQ - had to study several other post about the subject but am now happy with results.

 

[parslej]

Can anyone give me simple source code of example application with relation, network sharing, updatable views...

Maybe this way is the best way for me to understand VFP...

I thought if I know Clipper (it syntax is very similar to FP) I'll know FP with any pains... But I wrong...

Thanx.

 

[DEDMOD]

There are a lot of code examples in the help files. Here's the code sample they give for RELATION() in the VFP 7 help files

CLOSE DATABASES
OPEN DATABASE (HOME(2) + 'Data\testdata')
USE customer IN 0 ORDER cust_id  && Opens Customer table
USE employee IN 0 ORDER emp_id  && Opens Customer table
USE orders IN  0 ORDER order_id  && Opens Customer table
SELECT orders
SET RELATION TO emp_id INTO employee
SET RELATION TO cust_id INTO customer ADDITIVE
? RELATION(1)  && Displays CUST_ID
? RELATION(2)  && Displays EMP_ID
? RELATION(3)  && Displays empty string

You will find it useful to set up a test project and then copy various samples from the help files and play with them. As you get questions you draw a blank from in the heop files, ask questions here.

Dave Dardinger

 

[rianeiromiron]

Dear Parslej:

Take a look at

http://www.free-ed.net/fr03/lfc/030101/129/

I'm sure you will like it.
And as for your English, don't worry. Many of us live in non-English spoken countries (for example, I'm from Guatemala, a country in Central America) and always try to do our best when posting questions or answers in English. I'v seen many questions where the answeree uses a translator to go from Spanish to English and viceversa. So, as we sometimes say in my country "do not preocup" (translation: don't worry). It could be worst. Thanks God we don't have to communicate in Assembly Language.

Good Luck.