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ActiveX DTPicker (MSComCtl2.DTPicker.2) on a grid, how to...
I created a post in Weblogs in 2009 on how to use the ActiveX DateTime Picker (MSComCtl2.DTPicker.2) on a grid where in addition to the instructions, I shared a sample form to show how it can be done....
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Choosing the Fastest Internet Connection Setting near you!
Normally your Internet Service Provider (ISP) controls the settings you can use to connect to internet. They also have their own Domain Name System (DNS). But accidentally I found out that while...
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Grid Dynamic Property via a Method way
Usage of Dynamic Properties of a Grid seems to still baffles others because the sample that we can gleam in case of DynamicBackColor when using the Grid Builder using Ledger Style is via the IIF()...
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Removing Ghost Devices from your unit
This is actually asked inside the forum and I said, hey this is likewise a good topic to add here in my blog, so...What are Ghost Devices?Well we can simply say this. A ghost is believed to be an...
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ComboBox in a Grid - Combobox Trick # 2
I have promised last time I will show another combobox trick but totally forgot about it. Then yesterday another member asked about a combobox inside a grid saying while it is working on his end,...
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ssDropCalc class in a Grid, How To?
When I shared ssClasses library, I gave a sample form on most of the classes and among it is ssDropCalc (Dropdown Calculator class) showing how to run it on a default value or formula mode plus how to...
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How Uglier can a VFP app get?
Been gone for quite a while now doing admin and other managerial jobs lately and I felt I am loosing my grip on developing but every time I think of doing it, my mind sorts of auto shuts down, LOL! I...
View ArticleInsert Words, Combine/Merge RTF Files
This is originally posted in junblogs under the title:FILETOSTR() with lAdditive/nFlag on an RTF file fails?This is an old posting of mine and I will simply copy paste things here. No time to rework...
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How to make an Ugly App
Being away from my wife for more than a month doing admin works again, this time in Port Moresby, I have time to play with my form's appearances during the night. With her besides me, of course I...
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Grid Dynamics' Power!!!
What is Dynamic?Adjective(of a process or system) Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.NounA force that stimulates change or progress within a system or process.So Dynamic can...
View ArticleConflicting Softwares
Here is a joke I grabbed just from the net:Girlfriend 1.0 softwareLast year, my friend upgraded his GirlFriend 3.1 to GirlFriendPlus1.0 (marketing name: Fiancee1.0).Recently he upgraded Fiancee1.0 to...
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Violent Video - Puppy Stomped to Death by three young ladies!
Accidentally, I saw in one of my friends' post in FB this entrylast night using my Samsung Note. My friend is very angry on a certain video and he said he wanted to spread this so people will know and...
View ArticleMKDirs - Create Folder and Missing Sub-Folders in one go!
Well I posted this inside foxite last time as a fellow member is wondering how it can be done. Suppose you want to create a folder and several sub-folders like this?c:\mine\sub1\sub2\my sub3\sub4\sub...
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LOVE LETTER TO FILIPINOS - By David H. Harwell, PhD
A friend shared this to me in my facebook account. It hit the spots in my heart and so I decided to share it here as well. A very touching message, we thank you David!A sentimental open letter from...
View ArticlePrinter Environment on Report, when to save and when not to!
In earlier versions of VFP (before 9), Printer Environment is by default saved onto the report itself. But then there are cases where because of that, when our app is installed on a client's machine...
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Slow Connection? Sniff your way out!
This is actually mostly for IT personnel but is very useful as well for developers encountering slow connection on LAN. Speaking as both, one thing that we face most of the time is degradation of...
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LOCATE vs SEEK, which is faster?
From time to time someone would inquire which is faster? LOCATE or SEEK? And the answer mostly is it depends, if the records are small, then the speed difference is negligible enough. True. But that...
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Highlighting Pageframe ActivePage
Aesthetics is something that always fall to individual tastes. Some wanted their app to simply follow the OS theme, others want it to look plain, yet others like me wants to make it a bit colorful or...
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Combobox using RowSourceType = 3, How to update content?
Well I use this to answer inside foxite forum earlier but then I just thought maybe some does not know yet how to use a cursor from an SQL SELECT as RowSource of a combobox, or if some do, they are...
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Localized Data
Cousin Glen shared a way to put the weather on our form in his blog as well as in foxite last time and so when I decided that I finally needed one because we are working simultaneously on several road...
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