Productivity Tools

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Visual FoxPro has a number of tools that can be used to increase your productivity while creating applications.

In This Section

  • Using the Task List Manager
    Describes how to use the Task List Manager to keep track of shortcut, user-defined, and custom tasks.
  • Using the Object Browser
    Describes how to use the Object Browser to view information about components, such as objects, classes, properties, methods, and events.
  • Operating the Command Window
    Describes the Command window, which can be used to run code. When you type a Visual FoxPro command in the window, the code is executed immediately.
  • Using the Accessibility Browser
    Discusses the Accessibility Browser, which you can use to verify that your application is accessible to people with disabilities.
  • Using the Automated Test Harness
    Provides information on the Automated Test Harness, which can be used to run scripts to help automate the testing of your application.
  • Utility Programs
    Describes the tools, which are provided with Microsoft Visual FoxPro to help speed the process of application development.
  • Development Productivity Tools
    Provides information on developer tools provided for application development within the Visual FoxPro application and the language.
  • IntelliSense Overview
    Provides information on IntelliSense, which displays information in popup windows and drop-down lists that assist you with statement and function completion syntax.
  • Using the Component Gallery
    Describes the Component Gallery, a container for catalogs of software objects, such as class libraries, forms, buttons, and so on.
  • Coverage Profiler Application
    Discusses a coverage application, which writes information about which lines of code in a file were run, and a profiler application, which provides information about which lines actually run, how many times a line is run, duration, and so on.
  • Project Manager Hooks
    Describes how you can access a project programmatically, making it possible for you to manipulate a project as an object.
  • Automating Keystroke Tasks with Macros
    Describes how you can record and save keystrokes in macros by using the Macros dialog box.