Introduction Foxpro

Microsoft Visual Foxpro 6.0 program is part of Visual Studio 6.0.

 How to run the program Microsoft Visual Foxpro 6.0 is

   1. Click the Star button on the bottom left of your screen (taskbar on Windows systems)

   2. Click the program

   3. Click on menu items Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0

   4. Then select Microsof Visual Foxpro 6.0

MENU Visual Foxpro 6.0
A. Main Menu (Menu Bar)

Microsoft Visual Foxpro 6.0 program has a menu bar which is a main menu program. The menu bar consists of 8 file menu, ie File, View, Toolsm Programs, Windows, and Help.
B. Menu Toolbar
Menu Toolbar is a set menu consisting of a command button that berfumgsi as quick button to run a command. For example to save the program that you created you simply by clicking on the toolbar that berlambangkan tomboll Diskette.

1. TOOLBAR CONTROL FORM
Like the toolbar, the form controls toolbar also contains a set of command buttons, which can be coupled with an ActiveX control button. Form Control Toolbar is nantinnya much we use in designing the application program. Figure 1.3 shows the Form Control Toolbar existing or Visual Foxpro on by default.

If the Form Control Toolbar does not appear on the main Visual Foxpro, you can activate it by clicking the View menu, and select the sub menu form control toolbar.

2. Properties
Properties are a means to regulate the nature of the form or control. Each of us choose an object or control the content of these properties will change in accordance with the objects that we choose.

3. COMMAND WINDOW (WINDOW ORDERS)
Through this facility you can type the command directly programming as in other programming languages xbase.

4. PROJECT MANAGER

In the project manager is put all the bases of programming, databases, forms, reports, class, view, code the program so that it becomes an organized unity. With the windows is the processing of application program development project becomes easier. but it can form a stand-alone program (file.exe) obtained from the compilation of this project file. Forms window menager this project you can see in Figure 1.6 below.

From the figure 1.6. above shows that the project manager, basically consists of Data, Documents, Class, Code, and Other.


   1. Data section is used to organize the storage of databases, free table (Table-free), and Query. Part database used for specifying the storage database (File. DBC), tables (. DBF), associated with the database, local and remote data view, the Connection and Stored Procedure.

   2. Document sections are used to organize the storage form (. SCX), Report (report) and label

   3. Part code used to organize the storage of program files (. PRG), Fire liberaries, and files aplikations.

   4. Orther used to organize the file storage menus, text files and orther files files.