Tour of the IDE
This video gives a very brief overview of the Visual FoxPro Interactive Development
Environment.
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Data and Data Types
This lesson presents an overview of FoxPro Data Types with some simple examples
of the standard data types.
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Creating a Data File (or Table)
This lesson demonstrates creating a free (standalone) table in Visual FoxPro. Free
tables are not associated with a database container.
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Modifying the structure of a table
This video looks at modifying the structure of VFP a table. Modification
involves adding or removing columns or changing existing column types.
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Understanding Command Scope
This video demonstrates using scopes with VFP commands that manipulate table rows.
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Navigating Records in a Table
This video demonstrates record navigation using the GOTO, SKIP and LOCATE command.
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Deleting/Recalling Records
This video shows how to mark records for deletion and to recall (undelete) them.
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Sorting Records
This video gives a quick overview of sorting records.
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Indexing Records
This video takes a quick look at creating and working with indexes in VFP.
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Importing/Exporting Records
This video shows how to import and export data records in VFP.
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Work Areas And Aliases
This video attempts to explain the concept of work areas and table aliases
when working in VFP.
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Programming VFP (concepts & constructs)
This video is an introduction to programming visual foxpro. It focuses
on standard programming concepts and constructs (e.g. loops, variables and conditions
)
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The FORM Wizard
This video shows how easy it is to get a form up and running using
VFP's form wizard. This is the first of a series of videos on programming VFP Forms.
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Creating a Form Manually
This video demonstrates creating a VFP form from scratch (i.e. manually), highlighting the use of forms data sessions
along with entering code to respond to events
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User defined Functions and Procedures
This video demonstrates the basics of creating your own functions and procedures and how to call them.
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Using SET Commands
The SET command is used in almost every VFP application without fail and this video introduces some of the more common uses.
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Data Buffering
This video picks up from the last Forms video and shows how to implement data buffering very quickly.
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Some Built-In Functions
This video demonstrates some of the more common built-in functions for string manipulation in VFP.
There will be a follow-up as I thought I did a poor job with the TRANSFORM function, explaining masking.
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The Project Manager
See how to use the project manager to organize and centralize access to your tables, forms, prgs and menu files.
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Creating System Menus
See how easy it is to get a system menu up and running in Visual FoxPro
application.
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Basic Reporting - Pt. 1
Learn the basics of creating reports in Visual FoxPro. This is part 1 of the series.
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Basic Reporting - Pt. 2
Learn the basics of creating reports in Visual FoxPro. This is part 2 of the series.
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Building a Simple Application - Pt. 1
In this series of videos we put together all we've learnt so far to build a simple application.
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FoxPro and the SQL Language
Learn the basics of using SQL language structs to create simple and complex queries in Visual FoxPro.
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Building a Simple Application - Pt. 2
Part 2 of the series. In this video we complete the User (staff) managment forms. One highlight of
this video is the use of the Visual FoxPro Debugger.
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Building a Simple Application - Pt. 3
Part 3 in the series. In this video we start to work on the customer list form.
Highlights of this video includes the use of macro substition, working with the grid control,
creating shortcut menus and adding an ActiveX control to the form.
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Building a Simple Application - Pt. 4
Part 4 of the series. In this video we complete the customer list form started in the previous video and
also complete the associated customer information form.
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Building a Simple Application - Pt. 5
Part 5 in the series. In this video we continue to develop the screens (forms) for our
Issue Tracking application. Hightlights of this video are creating temporary relationships
between two tables in the data environment, using expressions in grids for display formatting
and binding a combo box to a lookup table.
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Building a Simple Application - Pt. 6
Part 6 of the series. In this video I went back and fixed a few bugs from the previous video, along
with implementing some functionality the right way, instead of the shortcut I originally was seeking.
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Q&A: Using Related Tables In A Report
I created this video to answer a question on how to use/setup related tables for creating reports such as
an invoice report.
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