Hacker’s Guide to Visual FoxPro
An irreverent look at how Visual FoxPro really works. Tells you the inside scoop on every command, function, property, event and method of Visual FoxPro.
@ … Get
The @ … GET command, in its various forms, puts FoxPro 2.x-style controls on a form. A READ then activates these controls. This whole mechanism is obsolete in Visual FoxPro. Don’t use it for anything new. Use the corresponding Visual FoxPro controls instead.
Some controls had their names changed in this transition. Here’s a list showing old FoxSpeak and new MicrosoftSpeak:
|
FoxPro 2.x Control Name |
VFP Control Name |
|
@ ... GET |
TextBox |
|
@ ... EDIT |
EditBox |
|
Check Box |
CheckBox |
|
Invisible Button |
CommandButton (hint: Style=2) |
|
List or Scrollable List |
ListBox |
|
Popup or DropDown |
ComboBox |
|
Push Button |
CommandButton |
|
Push Button Set |
CommandGroup |
|
Radio Button |
OptionButton |
|
Radio Button Set |
OptionGroup |
|
Spinner |
Spinner |
See Also
@ Commands, CheckBox, ComboBox, CommandButton, CommandGroup, EditBox, ListBox, OptionButton, OptionGroup, Spinner, TextBox