How do I disable Foxpro Messages i.e. ZAP etc. 1

[smsmail]

Hello Everyone,

I would like to disable all FOXPRO messages (i.e. ZAP, OVERWRITE) as my program is executing. How do I do this?

Thanks so much for your help!

SMSMAIL

 

[alvechurchdata]

SET SAFETY OFF will stop Fox asking you whether you want to zap the table or overwrite the file. Also look at SET TALK OFF, SET NOTIFY OFF and SET CONSOLE OFF to suppress other messages.

Geoff Franklin

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk

 

[smsmail]

Thanks Geoff,

Your help is very much appreciated!

Have a good day!

smsmail

 

[dbMark]

You may not want SAFETY turned off for the entire program, so this saves the current value, temporarily changes the setting then returns it back to the prior value when desired.

lcSafety = SET("SAFETY")
SET SAFETY OFF
* place code here
SET SAFETY &lcSafety  && reset prior setting

 

[Mike Lewis]

You may not want SAFETY turned off for the entire program

Actually, I think it's a good idea to keep it off for the entire program (but perhaps not in the development environment).

The problem is that, if the user sees a prompt asking them to confirm that a file is about to be zapped or overwritten, the chances are that they will either panic, or simply say No because it seems like the right thing to do.

That means that your program won't do whatever it's supposed to be doing, which in turn could cause all kinds of problems down the track.

In short, it should be up to the programmer to decide when files can safely be deleted or overwritten, not the user.

Well, that's my humble opinion, for what it's worth.

Mike

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[smsmail]

Thanks Mike and dbMark,

By the way Mike, your advice have been greatly appreciated. Being new with FoxPro, I have learned so much using this forum. It is one that I definitely depend on.

Regards,
smsmail

 

[Mike Lewis]

Glad you've found the forum useful, Smsmail. I've learned a lot from it as well over the years.

Mike

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