I want to make a program out of the database that ive created so that my users dont have to have foxpro on their computers. I've made an executable, but when I install it on a user's computer and try to run a report I get an error message because I don't have foxpro on that computer. Is there anyway I can stop this from happening without having to create a reportouput app?
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JimWWinter
Programmer
Hi Samalia,
Have you installed the run time files? If not, you might want to look at one of these Wiki topics, depending on which version of VFP you have.
Regards,
Jim
Have you installed the run time files? If not, you might want to look at one of these Wiki topics, depending on which version of VFP you have.
Regards,
Jim
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TamarGranor
Programmer
Does your program have a wait state? You need something to stop and hold it in place for the user to see it.
The standard way to do this is to issue:
READ EVENTS
after you've done all your set-up work and put up the menu or the main form or whatever your user sees first.
Then, the code that shuts down the application issues:
CLEAR EVENTS
Tamar
The standard way to do this is to issue:
READ EVENTS
after you've done all your set-up work and put up the menu or the main form or whatever your user sees first.
Then, the code that shuts down the application issues:
CLEAR EVENTS
Tamar
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crewchiefpro6
Programmer
OK, get rid of the CLEAR EVENTS right after the READ EVENTS.
Put Clear Events in the Exit procedure in your menu or forms. Then make sure the next line of code after READ EVENTS handles the exiting of the program gracefully, closing DBFs, clearing memory and shutting down properly.
Don Higgins
Put Clear Events in the Exit procedure in your menu or forms. Then make sure the next line of code after READ EVENTS handles the exiting of the program gracefully, closing DBFs, clearing memory and shutting down properly.
Don Higgins
crewchiefpro6
Programmer
If you look at the SAMPLES/TASTRADE application that installs with Foxpro you will see a properly setup main.prg file that handles this perfectly.
Don Higgins
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