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Create Form

Release as Freeware 8/22/95, by Michael T. Anderle (mAnderle2@aol.com)

Menus

   File

   Options

   Popup

   About  -  READ THIS! don't make me ask twice ;)

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File

      Locate Database

      Create File

      -

      Exit

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Popup

When the Developer Double Clicks on any item in the right list (fields to place into the screen), a Pop Up menu option appears allowing for the choice of these controls:

      TEXT

      COMBO

      CHECK

      CHECK3D

      LIST

      OPTION

      OPTION3D

Once a control is chosen, the system changes the option in the list box and will then create that field with the requested control type.

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About

  This program was created mainly for my own benefit.  I created it in order to learn more about the VB file structure, and at the same time create a useful utility function (I absolutely Hate throwing up all of those controls on a screen, I would rather have them on there and then move them around).  This is released as Freeware, and as such, I make no claims or warranties whatsoever, USE AT YOU OWN RISK!  This is not a difficult program, and it can use some polishing up I'm sure.  Should a few of you e-mail me with glowing reviews of the program and have suggestions for add-ons (esp. on the Options screen, I just think its great to have the option of throwing code into the project as I need it) then I will probably do so.  If enough people really start to use it then I will probably start releasing the source to those people to modify as they wish, so long as any programs created out of my code remain FreeWare (No adding an Option and trying to pass it off as their own Shareware).

  As a mission statement, I support the expanding of programming as both an art and science.  It takes people with equal talents in both areas to really bring forth a Talented Programmer. (Vis-a-Vis a wrinkle in time, the shortest distance between the problem and the solution is not necessarily a Linear Progression.)

Hey, I am willing to share some neat toys I have created, are you brave enough to do the same?

E-mail me w/ your thoughts.

Later,

Michael T. Anderle

mAnderle2@aol.com

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Options

DATA  -  Adds a Data Control to the form when created.

CMDialog  -  Adds a Cmdialog Control to the Form when created.

Timer  -  Adds a Timer Control to the Form when created.

Add Button - Creates an Add button for the user to add records with.

Delete Button - Creates a Delete button for the user to Delete Records with.

Find - Creates a Find button to allow user to enter in find equations to locate data. (For ex: if LName was a field in the table, the then user could enter    LName = "Anderle"    in the inputbox and the system would try to locate that record.)

Add 3d   -  Adds a 3d look to the form when running, this option adds code and calls the Function for all controls that it supports.

CenterForm  -  Adds code to automatically center the form on the screen.

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File Screen

Locate Database - File Finder Dialog Box pops up to ask the user where the MDB or DBF is Located.  This file is then used to populate the Tables Combo Box (if MDB) and the Fields List Box (left).

Create Form - This File Dialog Box asks the user for a filename for the FRM file it is about to Create.  This file can then be added to a Project in Visual Basic 3.0.

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