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How to Place FoxPro's Desktop Accessory Items on the Menu

Article ID: 141396

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003


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SUMMARY

The FoxPro desktop accessory items include the calculator, calendar/diary, filer, and puzzle. These items are still available and can be placed on the menu at startup.

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Step-by-Step Procedure

  1. Open the program Vfpstart.prg in the Visual FoxPro directory.
  2. After " *Startup program for Visual FoxPro:" type the following:
       DEFINE BAR _mst_calcu OF _msystem PROMPT "Ca\<lculator" ;
          MESSAGE "Perform calculations"
       DEFINE BAR _mst_diary OF _msystem PROMPT "Calendar/D\<iary" ;
          MESSAGE "Check dates and keep track of appointments"
       DEFINE BAR _mst_filer OF _msystem PROMPT "\<Filer" ;
          MESSAGE "Manage files and directories"
       DEFINE BAR _mst_puzzl OF _msystem PROMPT "Pu\<zzle" ;
          MESSAGE "Solve a puzzle"
    						
  3. Exit Visual FoxPro.
  4. Load Visual FoxPro.
  5. The Desktop menu items are now available on the Help menu.

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