Field Mover Foundation Class

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07/09/2007

This is a super mover list box class that automatically loads fields from the current data source when you drop it on a form.

Category	Movers
Default Catalog	Visual FoxPro Catalog\Foundation Classes\User Controls
Class	_fieldmover
Base Class	Container
Class Library	_mover.vcx
Parent Class	_supermover
Sample	...\Samples\Solution\Ffc\movers.scx

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To use, drop the class on a project or form or, from the Component Gallery Item shortcut menu, select Add to Project or Add to Form. When you add the class to a form, Visual FoxPro opens a builder so you can accept or specify the appropriate SkipGeneral, SkipMemo, and AllowReadOnly values. When you drop the class on a project, you can choose between adding the class or creating a subclass.

See Guidelines for Using Visual FoxPro Foundation Classesfor more information on using foundation classes.

Properties, Events, Methods	Description
AllowReadOnly property	Allows for a read-only datasource. Default: .F.
AutoInit property	Automatically run when loaded. Default: .T.
CurrentAlias property	The current alias determined by ALIAS( ). Default: ""
CurrentDBC property	The current database file. Default: ""
CursorType property	Specifies the type of cursor. 1 = local view2 = remote view3 = table Default: 3
DBCTable property	Name of the table in the database. Default: ""
MultiTable property	Specifies whether to support multiple tables. Default: .F.
SkipGeneral property	Specifies whether General fields are included in the list. Default: .F.
SkipMemo property	Specifies whether Memo fields are included in the list. Default: .F.
TableType property	Returns the table type - SYS(2029). Default: 0
AcolScan method	Scans a specific column in the array. Syntax:`AcolScan(@wztarr, wztexpr, wztcol)` Return: none Arguments: wztarr specifies the array to scan.wztexpr specifies the target expression for which to scan.wztcol specifies the column to scan.
AddToArray method	Adds sContents to the array, aAddToArray, at iRow. Syntax:`AddToArray(@aAddToArray, sContents, iRow)` Return: none Arguments: aAddToArray specifies the array to which to add an item.sContents specifies the addition to the array.iRow specifies in which array row to insert sContents.
Alert method	Displays a messagebox. Syntax:`Alert(pMessage)` Return: none Arguments: pMessage specifies the message to be displayed by MESSAGEBOX( ).
FieldChange method	Triggered when fields selected changes. Syntax: `FieldChange(nButton)` Return: none Arguments: nButton specifies the button pressed.
GetTableData method	Retrieves fields from a table. aWizFlist contains the list of fields, aCalcFields contains the list of calculated fields, aPickFields contains the list of selected fields. Syntax: `GetTableData( )` Return: aWizFList, aCalcFields, aPickFields Arguments: none
InitData method	Initializes data. Syntax:`InitData( )` Return: none Arguments: none
InitVars method	Initializes variables used by movers. Syntax: `InitVars( )` Return: none Arguments: none
JustStem method	Retrieves the filename stem. Syntax: `JustStem(m.filename)` Return: m.filename Arguments: m.filename specifies the filename from which the stem is extracted.
SetDataProps method	Sets data properties of the data source. Syntax:`SetDataProps( )` Return: none Arguments: none
UpdateStatusbar method	Internal to the class.

Field Mover Foundation Class

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