1. Requirements
2. Setting up
ODBC
3. Setting up
Remote Views and Connections
a.What are the system requirements for Visual FoxPro?
A Power Macintosh with a 601 PPC processor or later.
8 MB RAM, 16 MB RAM recommended.
80 MB available disk space (for full installation)
Macintosh System 7.1.2 or later
b.What is the recommended 68K Macintosh distribution platform?
A Macintosh with a 68040 processor.
8 MB RAM, 16 MB RAM recommended.
Macintosh System 7.1.1 or later
Odbc is installed on your system when you choose the complete/custom installation. In the Control Panel choose ODBC Setup PPC:
Click on Setup Data Sources...
Click OK
Choose Add to enter a new data source.
Click the Options button to see the whole window.
Fill in the blanks as shown above and hit OK.
There are two ways to connect to a remote data source. You can directly access any ODBC data sources registered on your computer or you can use the connection designer to design a custom connection.
Remote Views:
Create a new Project (MyProj)and save it in a new folder (Reviews). Select Database and choose New. Give it a name (MyData) and save it in the same folder. When the Data Designer Screen comes up select New Remote View from the Database menu. Select Available Data sources to choose a remote server..
Once you click OK you will be prompted for your userid and password. Enter the information when the following window is displayed.
Click on Options and enter the database name. Click OK.
A list of tables will pop up. Select the ones that you want to be added to the database
Connections:
Alternatively, you can choose Connections. This will bring up the Connection Designer. You can set connection options and save and name the connection for future use.
Once the connection is established, the Open dialog box displays so you can select a table on the remote server. After you select a table, the View Designer appears.
Now you are ready to create reports.
1.What are the system requirements for Visual FoxPro?
A Power Macintosh with a 601 PPC processor or later.
8 MB RAM, 16 MB RAM recommended.
80 MB available disk space (for full installation)
Macintosh System 7.1.2 or later
2.Can Visual FoxPro make executables?
Visual FoxPro can create compact executables for Power Macintosh and Macintosh systems. Compact executables run against a support library that is optimized for each platform.
3.Which ODBC drivers will ship with Visual FoxPro?
Visual FoxPro will ship with the Visigenic SQL Server ODBC driver only.Other drivers from third-party developers such as Intersolv are also available.
4.What OLE features will Visual FoxPro support?
Visual FoxPro will support OLE Automation, including the linking and embedding of objects. It will not support In Place Activation or Visual Editing.
5.How do I perform an Administrative Setup?
You need to hold the COMMAND key down while you double-click the Setup icon. The initial screen you see will have Administrative Setup in the titlebar. This confirms that you have entered the Administrative Setup mode. The Setup program provides the necessary dialogs to guide you through an Administrative Setup.
6.Is there a Standard Edition of Visual FoxPro for Power Macintosh?
Visual FoxPro for Power Macintosh is available in the Professional Edition only.
7.Can I share tables and databases with Visual FoxPro for Windows?
Yes. Because of the common database and table format, sharing data across platforms is no different than multiple users sharing data on the same platform.
8.In Visual FoxPro for Power Macintosh, can I use .OCX controls such asthe Outline or MAPI controls that came with Visual FoxPro for Windows?
No, because at the time of this release OCXs are not supported on the PowerMacintosh.
9.I want to use a bitmap that I ported from Windows, but on the Macintosh the bitmap does not display correctly. Why?
Your bitmap was probably saved as an RLE encoded bitmap (a compressed Windows bitmap). You will need to use a graphics program to convert thebitmap to an RGB encoded bitmap, or Macintosh PICT-type picture.
10.What is the recommended 68K Macintosh distribution platform?
A Macintosh with a 68040 processor.
8 MB RAM, 16 MB RAM recommended.
Macintosh System 7.1.1 or later
11.Will I need any additional licenses to distribute libraries with my applications?
No. You don't need to obtain any additional licenses to distribute ASLM orCFM libraries. For more information on the Microsoft License Agreement, seethe License Information text file in the Microsoft Visual FoxPro folder and the Distributable Files topic in Visual FoxPro Help.
12.Will I need any additional licenses to distribute Microsoft Graph with my applications?
No. You don't need to obtain any additional licenses to distribute Microsoft Graph with your applications. For more information on the Microsoft License Agreement, see the License Information text file in the Microsoft Visual FoxPro folder and the Distributable Files topic in Visual FoxPro Help.
13.What compilers can I use to build CFMs for Visual FoxPro?
We include libraries for use with Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Cross Compiler,Symantec C++, MetroWerks CodeWarrior Gold, and Macintosh Programmers Workshop.
14.What happened to the _BEAUTIFY system memory variable?
The beautify functionality is now integrated into the Documentation Wizard,which can be accessed by choosing Wizards from the Tools menu.
15.Will I have to convert my version 2.x MLBs to CFMs?
No. You will have to recompile your version 2.x MLBs for use with VisualFoxPro 3.0 using the libraries provided in the API folder. For increased performance on the Power Macintosh, you can recompile MLBs into CFMs using the libraries provided.
16.How do I convert my Visual FoxPro 3.0 for Windows forms and reports.
There is no formal transport process necessary. You simply open the forms and reports in the designers in Visual FoxPro for Power Macintosh and edit them directly. For conditional expression and bulk property changes, use the Transformer, included in the Tools folder.
17.How can I control which version of FoxPro launches when I double click a file?
You can drag and drop the file directly on the application you would like to be launched.
You can also keep one version of FoxPro per partition. Macintosh System Software maintains a desktop database per partition, and will launch the most recent application per partition.
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 for the Power
Macintosh
http://www.microsoft.com/products/prodref/219_ov.htm
Universal Thread:
www.universalthread.com
Virtual FoxPro Users' Group:
http://www.vfug.org/
West Wind:
www.west-wind.com/articles.htm
Deja News:
www.dejanews.com
Microsoft Technical Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/a.asp?M=S
Download the "Autodemo.exe" file and unzip it. You may do this either on your Macintosh or a PC. However, you will be able to view it only on a PC. Mac users who have an Orange PC or a Virtual PC can view it on the PC side. Once you have unzipped the file, double click the Setup icon to install the demo.