Undocumented FoxProNFP

Functions

Part I

by Bill Anderson

Here’s the list of undocumented FoxPro/VFP functions posted

to the Wiki board. Most of it is from my input, with a smattering

from others.

CLEAR SCREEN

I think this command would clear out screen variables (the rare

memory variable type “S”, if I remember correctly).

CLOSE PRINTER

This command is supposed to do the same thing as SET

PRINTER TO. The latest HackersGuide documents this com-

mand...

DISPLAY HISTORY

This command would list all the dBaselll+ interactive com-

mands, one screen at a time. If you used the TO PRINT option,

this would go to the printer. The TO FILE option appears to

“work” as well in VFP, in the sense that it doesn’t generate an

error message.

DISPLAY USERS

This command only returned results when one was using the

dBaselll+ LAN Pack, returning a user list one screen at a time.

FILER

This command used to bring up the Filer dialog. Unfortunately,

this filer dialog died — the tool didn’t get updated for long file

names. There is a FILER.DLL to replace it but I never get

around to using it...

The filer dialog used to be quite handy. It was a quick and easy

way to search for text strings among a group of programs or

screens. That capability is not part of base product any more.

While Filer.DLL doesn’t have quite the functionality of the FP2x

Filer, in the tools\filer subdirectory of VFP MS provides a form

which hooks into the DLL to provide the text search capabilities.

Type DO FORM HOME(1 )+ ‘tools\fller\filer.scx’ to run it. Or you

(Con’t, page 3)

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