# Contents of the README.TXT file in FOXPRO25\GOODIES\DEMO

ID: Q108179

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b

## SUMMARY

Below is the complete FoxPro for MS-DOS README.TXT file found in the FOXPRO25\GOODIES\DEMO subdirectory.

## MORE INFORMATION

The following lists the files that are found in the demo project DEMO.PJX and gives a brief description of each.

    BIGCHARS     Program    This procedure displays the text string passed
                            to it in large shadowed letters. Each letter
                            is contained in a window. These windows must
                            be released by the calling procedure.

    BROWSE       Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Browse
                            facility in FoxPro 2.5.

    CUSTOMER     Database   This is the sample database used by the
                            browse program to demonstrate the browse
                            facility.

    DEMOMACS.FKY File       This file contains all of the macros used by
                            the demo application.

    DEMO         Screen Set This screen set contains the screens NEWCONTR
                            (controlling screen), SPEEDSET (speed setting
                            code) and NEWTITL (title). This screen set
                            produces the driving code for the demo
                            application.

    DEMOMEMO     Database   This database contains the memo fields used by
                            the browse program.

    DEMORESO     Database   This database is used as the resource file
                            for the demo application.

    DEMOTOPS     Database   This database contains the topics that are
                            included in the demo application. This
                            database contains three fields: CHECKBOX
                            contains the text that appears in the checkbox
                            for this topic, PRGNAME contains the program
                            that is executed when the corresponding topics
                            checkbox is checked, and DISABLED contains a
                            logical value for which true indicates that
                            the corresponding topic should be disabled in
                            a runtime environment. This is for topics
                            that include features that are not available
                            in the runtime environment, such as TRACE and
                            DEBUG.

    DISTRIBU     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the
                            Distribution Kit in FoxPro 2.5.

    DOTRACE.PRG  File       The procedure TRACEDEB copies this file out of
                            the application as TEMPTRAC.PRG. This program
                            is then executed, illustrating the trace and
                            debug features of FoxPro 2.5.

    LASER        Database   This database is used by SCREBUIL to show the
                            features of the Screen Builder.

    LASERC.PRG   File       This file is used by SCREBUIL to show the
                            code generated by the Screen Builder.

    LASERM.MPR   File       This file is used by MENUBUIL to show the code
                            generated by the Menu Builder.

    LIBCONST     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Library
                            Construction Kit in FoxPro 2.5.

    MENUBUIL     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Menu
                            Builder in FoxPro 2.5.

    PROJMANG     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Project
                            Manager in FoxPro 2.5.

    REPOWRIT     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Report
                            Writer in FoxPro 2.5.

    RESTSETS     Program    This procedure restores the SET values from a
                            specified file. This file was created with
                            the procedure SAVESETS.

    RQBESQL      Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the RQBE
                            facility in FoxPro 2.5.

    SAMPLE       Report     This report is used by REPOWRIT to show the
                            features of the Report Writer.

    SAMPLEQ      Program    This program is used by TEXTEDIT to show the
                            features of the FoxPro editor.

    SAMPLEQ      Database   This database is used by RQBESQL to show the
                            results of a query.

    SAVESETS     Program    This procedure saves the current SET values to
                            a specified file. These settings may be
                            restored by the RESTSETS procedure.

    SCREBUIL     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Screen
                            Builder in FoxPro 2.5.

    TEXTEDIT     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Text
                            Editor in FoxPro 2.5.

    TRACEDEB     Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the Trace
                            and Debug facilities in FoxPro 2.5.

    WELCOME      Program    This topic procedure demonstrates the
                            interactive features in FoxPro 2.5.

Feel free to utilize any or all of this application for your own use. To use this application as a front end to your own demo, simply exchange the topics found in DEMOTOPS with your own. To build the application, replace the old topic programs with your own in the project DEMO.PJX. You may also want to change the title in the screen NEWTITL (in the screen set DEMO) and the topics title that is defined in the procedure DEFTOPIC located in the cleanup code for the screen NEWCONTR (in the screen set DEMO).

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.50 2.50a 2.50b KBCategory: kbreadme KBSubcategory:

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