Recording developer comments in forms

[mikemck7]

[COLOR=purple yellow]Forgive me for posting this twice. I'm told I posted the following in the wrong forum. Sorry!:[/color]

I like to record general comments and reminders as I work on forms while building an application. For this purpose, I've added a method called DevNotes to the property sheet of all my form base classes. I use TEXT...ENDTEXT to isolate the comments.

I also use a custom utility toolbar that is activated by a startup program every time VFP is launched. I'm now thinking of adding a new button to my toolbar that always opens the DevNotes method window of the current form, so I don't have to scroll to the bottom of the property sheet each time I want to make a note.

What's most important to me is keeping the notes with the form. I would really appreciate some suggestions on how to accomplish this. I'm using VFP8. Thanks.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Mike,

I wrote a detailed reply to this question, but it got deleted along with your original post, which is annoying. Not your fault, of course.

I won't try to write my reply again, except to say that you can open your DevNotes method window programmatically as follows:

DO FORM MyForm METHOD DevNotes

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

[mikemck7]

Thanks Mike,

Luckly, I read your response prior to it being deleted. I know you meant to say "MODIFY FORM ..." rather than "DO FORM ..." as above because you had it right in your original response.

I was not aware of the METHOD MethodName argument. That's pretty neat and I've started using it. I habitually close method windows immediately as I'm done editing so all I have to do now is remember to leave DevNotes open until I'm ready to save my form. Thanks.

Mike

 

[Mike Lewis]

Mike,

You're right, of course, that it should have been MODIFY FORM, not DO FORM.

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk