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Document TreeView always opening on VFP startup
by mbsoftwaresolutions＠mbsoftwaresolutions.com 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Not sure what I've done, but somewhere I've clicked something to always have the Document TreeView open with each VFP startup. Any ideas how to nix that? I've looked in Tools - Options as well as the Task Pane Manager. My startup program is the Thor.app. Maybe I should check there?

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Excel 2016 & windows 10
by Jean Laeremans 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Hi all, Any reason why 'createobj("excel.application")' doesn't work with this combo ? Cannot test it myself as i don't have it. A+ jml --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[ADMIN] Brief database interruption
by Ed Leafe 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

I worked a little bit today on the DB that holds (among other things) the mail list archives, and fat-fingered a command and messed things up. I restored from my last good backup (yes, always have a backup!) but that was from a little over 24 hours ago, so the more recent messages are missing. I will try to restore them if I have the time tomorrow. -- Ed Leafe

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[OT] - Could hear a pin drop
by Adam Buckland 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

Britain : Brexit was the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could ever undertake. USA : Hold my drink....

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[OT] Congratulations to President Elect Trump
by Michael Madigan 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Congratulations to President Elect Trump. May God keep him safe as he makes America great again.

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[OT] Impeach Orange Hitler. :)
by Michael Madigan 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Warning bad language :) https://www.facebook.com/100005983034718/videos/533943353481761/

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Inno Setup Compiler -- shortcut to website
by mbsoftwaresolutions＠mbsoftwaresolutions.com 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

I want to add a shortcut during installation to my website too; not just the program. Is that using the SendTo tag?

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Re: Friday Poll: What framework(s) do you use?
by Gene Wirchenko 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

At 11:30 2016-11-04, Ted Roche <tedroche(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Kurt Wendt <Kurt_Wendt(a)globetax.com> wrote: [snip] > > Myself - never really worked within Frameworks. They just weren't > used on the various jobs I worked at. I did work on this one system > - where they guy had created Classes - and I used his existing > classes to create new screens. But, that's about it... > >That's the general consensus, it seems. Interesting. At various times, there has been a lot of talk about frameworks. I got to feeling that I was unusual in not using one. Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko

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[OT] - Anything going on?
by Adam Buckland 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Is there???

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Friday Poll: What framework(s) do you use?
by Ted Roche 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

I've been an advocate for frameworks since I read the original Codebook book, sitting in a parking lot in Cambridge (our fair city), Massachusetts. Imagine starting an application and not having to worry about how to get the menu working (Help, About, Copy/Cut/Paste, Print settings) and getting basic dialogs for things like managing reports, managing state between multiple non-modal forms, a rational (usually!) set of strategies for data handling, locking, conflict resolution, primary key generation, relational integrity, grids on tabbed pageframes, etc. I think frameworks are a great tool for fast startups, well-documented base classes, and handy utilities. Please feel free to disagree. In the 90's I was the manager for a group of developers and we worked as "experts" with clients with pre-existing apps, or designed and developed apps on our own. As such we got a lot of exposure to most of the frameworks. Drew Speedie (RIP!) started MaxFrame, now "Professional" while working as tech editor on Hacker's Guide, and I was an early and eager beta-tester, also shipping one of the first client-server MaxFrame apps. We worked with Visual Extend and with Mere Mortals and others. Sadly, I never got to work with FoxExpress, although I have the greatest of respect for Mike and Toni's knowledge and skills. So, what framework(s) do you work with, and why (or why not)? __ Built my own __ Whatever the client runs __ Codebook __ COMCodebook __ MaxFrame Professional __ Visual Express __ Visual Extend __ Mere Mortals __ VFP Foundation Classes __ Visual ProMatrix __ Mere Mortals __ Other (please specify) __ All of the Above -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com

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