VFP .Net Toolkit Question 1

[SGLong]

I'm trying to implement the PROPER function of the VFP Toolkit for .Net and running into a problem. I set up the IMPORTS to System.Text.StringBuilder, but it still shows up in my function as being undefined. Has anybody set up the PROPER function and encountered the same thing.

Steve

 

[craigsboyd]

If I were to guess I would say that you are missing a reference. I haven't used the VFP toolkit for .NET, but a missing reference could cause this.

However, given that you are using VB.NET I think the easier softer way to do this might be...

strPropCase = StrConv(strVal, VbStrConv.ProperCase)

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[SGLong]

Thanks for the alternative Craig. I'll give it a try when I get back to the office on Monday.

Steve

 

[SGLong]

Craig,

That did it... thanks. It's hard enough learning .Net without having to learn VB to know all the options available to it.

Steve

 

[craigsboyd]

Steve,

Glad to hear you got it working. I try to stay away from VB.NET whenever possible and work with C# instead. I've been working in VB from the time 4.0 came out (in 16-bit and 32-bit flavors). I wouldn't go so far as to say I hate the syntax, but my bottles of aspirin seem to last longer when I code in C#.

That having been said, there are two things that are particular nice about VB.NET. One is optional parameters, and the other is in this particular instance since C# doesn't have a native function for doing this. In order to Propercase a string in C# it would take several lines of code in a user-defined method or you would have to in a sense revert to VB.NET by fully qualifying Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.StrConv.

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