Creating directory preserving name case
MSDN:
- CreateDirectory function - Creates a new directory one level at a time
- SHCreateDirectory function - Creates a new directory including all intermediate folders, if necessary
- CreateFolder Method - WSH
- NewFolder Method - Shell
Counting lines in an ASCII file
There is more than one way to count lines in an ASCII file.
How to check if variable is Integer
FoxPro doesn't provide a direct way to check if variable is integer or how many digits it has after decimal point but it can be accomplished using PADL() function.
Copy PRG contents to Clipboard
In VFP 9.0 PRG contents will be copied to clipboard in RTF format as well, if there's no 'X' in the _Vfp.EditorOptions.
The code uses Editor functions from Foxtools.fll. See George Tasker's Extended Foxtools Help Download #9333 on UTfor more info.
File operations with Progressbar
It's based on the late Ed Rauh's code around SHFileOperation Win API and requires his Heap allocation class. It supports wild cards and shows standard Windows progress bar.
VFP 9.0 Report Writer
Links to the articles that cover new features in VFP 9.0 Report Writer
VFP 9.0 Report Features in Runtime
In order to deploy VFP 9.0 object-assisted report features in runtime, the REPORT*.APP files have to be distributed with your application and their location stored into _REPORT* system variables. The error 'Variable _REPORTOUTPUT is not found' may be generated if they are not populated properly.
Windows limitations on file and path name
The limitations have been pulled from Windows SDK header file
Windows API support class
The class below simplifies use of Windows API function by providing methods to convert data between VFP types and Windows API types/structures