Is there any way to know what the entries mean in the foxuser=2Edbf? Is there
any harm in deleting any of them? The ones in question for me are as follows:
PREFW WINDSTPROC F 3784320010118
PREFW SCHEMAPOS F 2001320010118
PREFW SCHEMAOPTS F 765920010118
Sometimes my app won't start correctly, looking for a database in the launch
directory, and it's not necessary (because it isn't used prior to the error
point)=2E The code dies on the SET RESOURCE TO line, and I've tracked it down
to this=2E
Thanks in advance,
--Mike
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You can delete your FOXUSER.DBF & FOXUSER.FPT file, VFP will recreate them.
You will lose your settings like Command Window size & position, etc.
Fred
ftaylor@qwest.net
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From: "Michael Babcock" <mbabcock@kepro.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: foxuser entries
Is there any way to know what the entries mean in the foxuser.dbf? Is there
any harm in deleting any of them? The ones in question for me are as
follows:
PREFW WINDSTPROC F 3784320010118
PREFW SCHEMAPOS F 2001320010118
PREFW SCHEMAOPTS F 765920010118
Sometimes my app won't start correctly, looking for a database in the launch
directory, and it's not necessary (because it isn't used prior to the error
point). The code dies on the SET RESOURCE TO line, and I've tracked it down
to this.
Thanks in advance,
--Mike
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Fax: 717-564-4188
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But can I delete just certain records (as opposed to the whole thing) without
doing harm? I believe so, if it just recreates them anyway=2E --Mike
>>> "ftaylor@qwest=2Enet" 01/23/01 05:25PM >>>
You can delete your FOXUSER=2EDBF & FOXUSER=2EFPT file, VFP will recreate them=2E
You will lose your settings like Command Window size & position, etc=2E
Fred
ftaylor@qwest=2Enet ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Babcock" <mbabcock@kepro=2Eorg>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe=2Ecom>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: foxuser entries
Is there any way to know what the entries mean in the foxuser=2Edbf? Is there
any harm in deleting any of them? The ones in question for me are as
follows:
PREFW WINDSTPROC F 3784320010118
PREFW SCHEMAPOS F 2001320010118
PREFW SCHEMAOPTS F 765920010118
Sometimes my app won't start correctly, looking for a database in the launch
directory, and it's not necessary (because it isn't used prior to the error
point)=2E The code dies on the SET RESOURCE TO line, and I've tracked it down
to this=2E
Thanks in advance,
--Mike
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KePRO, Inc
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Fax: 717-564-4188
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Yes - you can delete them. I've done it before. Don't remember why I did it
but I know it is possible and, in my case, safe.
The first couple records seem to be the "defaults" that FP wants to use for
fonts and such, but if you delete them it just recreates the records......
HTH,
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Babcock [mailto:mbabcock@kepro.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:39 AM
To: Multiple recipients of ProFox
Subject: Re: foxuser entries
But can I delete just certain records (as opposed to the whole thing)
without
doing harm? I believe so, if it just recreates them anyway. --Mike
>>> "ftaylor@qwest.net" 01/23/01 05:25PM >>>
You can delete your FOXUSER.DBF & FOXUSER.FPT file, VFP will recreate them.
You will lose your settings like Command Window size & position, etc.
Fred
ftaylor@qwest.net ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Babcock" <mbabcock@kepro.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: foxuser entries
Is there any way to know what the entries mean in the foxuser.dbf? Is there
any harm in deleting any of them? The ones in question for me are as
follows:
PREFW WINDSTPROC F 3784320010118
PREFW SCHEMAPOS F 2001320010118
PREFW SCHEMAOPTS F 765920010118
Sometimes my app won't start correctly, looking for a database in the launch
directory, and it's not necessary (because it isn't used prior to the error
point). The code dies on the SET RESOURCE TO line, and I've tracked it down
to this.
Thanks in advance,
--Mike
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KePRO, Inc
Tel: 717-564-8288
Fax: 717-564-4188
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Mike,
Yes you can.
Try making a backup of your FoxUser, then delete the records and see what
happens. You can always go back!
Cindy Winegarden
Microsoft Certified Professional, Visual FoxPro
Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
cindy.winegarden@mvps.org
-----Original Message-----
From: profox@leafe.com [mailto:profox@leafe.com]On Behalf Of Michael
Babcock
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 10:39 AM
To: Multiple recipients of ProFox
Subject: Re: foxuser entries
But can I delete just certain records (as opposed to the whole thing)
without
doing harm? I believe so, if it just recreates them anyway. --Mike
>>> "ftaylor@qwest.net" 01/23/01 05:25PM >>>
You can delete your FOXUSER.DBF & FOXUSER.FPT file, VFP will recreate them.
You will lose your settings like Command Window size & position, etc.
Fred
ftaylor@qwest.net ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Babcock" <mbabcock@kepro.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: foxuser entries
Is there any way to know what the entries mean in the foxuser.dbf? Is there
any harm in deleting any of them? The ones in question for me are as
follows:
PREFW WINDSTPROC F 3784320010118
PREFW SCHEMAPOS F 2001320010118
PREFW SCHEMAOPTS F 765920010118
Sometimes my app won't start correctly, looking for a database in the launch
directory, and it's not necessary (because it isn't used prior to the error
point). The code dies on the SET RESOURCE TO line, and I've tracked it down
to this.
Thanks in advance,
--Mike
*****************************************************
Michael Babcock
KePRO, Inc
Tel: 717-564-8288
Fax: 717-564-4188
Internet Address: mbabcock@kepro.org Home Page: http://www.kepro.org
*****************************************************
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Yes - you can delete them. I've done it before. Don't remember why I did it
but I know it is possible and, in my case, safe.
The first couple records seem to be the "defaults" that FP wants to use for
fonts and such, but if you delete them it just recreates the records......
HTH,
Matt
Michael,
Sure, I don't see why not. Like you said, if you delete the whole thing it
recreates them.
You have to do a couple of things to access the FOXUSER.DBF like a table.
SET RESOURCE OFF
USE SYS(2005) EXCLUSIVE
* find and mark your records for delete
PACK
USE
SET RESOURCE ON
You may need to restart VFP to get some entries re-created, I'm not sure
about that.
Fred
ftaylor@qwest.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Babcock" <mbabcock@kepro.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: foxuser entries
But can I delete just certain records (as opposed to the whole thing)
without
doing harm? I believe so, if it just recreates them anyway. --Mike
>>> "ftaylor@qwest.net" 01/23/01 05:25PM >>>
You can delete your FOXUSER.DBF & FOXUSER.FPT file, VFP will recreate them.
You will lose your settings like Command Window size & position, etc.
Fred
ftaylor@qwest.net ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Babcock" <mbabcock@kepro.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: foxuser entries
Is there any way to know what the entries mean in the foxuser.dbf? Is there
any harm in deleting any of them? The ones in question for me are as
follows:
PREFW WINDSTPROC F 3784320010118
PREFW SCHEMAPOS F 2001320010118
PREFW SCHEMAOPTS F 765920010118
Sometimes my app won't start correctly, looking for a database in the launch
directory, and it's not necessary (because it isn't used prior to the error
point). The code dies on the SET RESOURCE TO line, and I've tracked it down
to this.
Thanks in advance,
--Mike
*****************************************************
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KePRO, Inc
Tel: 717-564-8288
Fax: 717-564-4188
Internet Address: mbabcock@kepro.org Home Page: http://www.kepro.org
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You will user the labels so modi label will have a hard time. There is code
to re-set those layouts but it didn't work in my experience.
__Stephen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Jarvis [SMTP:mjarvis@fabtrol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 10:24 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of ProFox
> Subject: RE: foxuser entries
>
> Yes - you can delete them. I've done it before. Don't remember why I did
> it but I know it is possible and, in my case, safe.
>
> The first couple records seem to be the "defaults" that FP wants to use
> for fonts and such, but if you delete them it just recreates the
> records......
>
> HTH,
>
> Matt
>
>
Hi Fred,
>> You have to do a couple of things to access the FOXUSER.DBF like a table.
>> SET RESOURCE OFF
>> USE SYS(2005) EXCLUSIVE
Not neccessarily. You can also do (without SET RESO OFF):
USE SYS(2005) AGAIN ORDER 1
The FoxUser is (up to VFP6, at least) always in Exclusive Mode already. It
has also an index attached, which is always created new when VFP starts.
Unfortunately, the name is a Sys(2015) one, thus the numeric access of the
Order.
I use the FoxUser quite often, and store my own settings in it (Window
positions, Grid columns order, last used customer and such). And instead of
writing an INI file, or (shudder) clobbering the registry, this is the best
and fastest way to store personal data. (That's what VFP is known best for:
dbf access) And no need for extensive errorchecking, too: The foxuser is
always present, and has always a fresh index.
The index is on "Type + Id + LEFT(Name, 24)", thus I store the APP-Name to
Type, The Setting-IDs to ID and the username to Name. You then have a
Logical, a Date, a Numeric and a Memo field for your own free usage. FoxPro
doesn't care about entries he doesn't know. You shouldn't name your APP like
any of the used Type-fieldvalues of FoxPro, though <g>.
Starting with VFP7, the FoxUser is in Shared mode, thus the above concept
gets even better, because you then can have a central FoxUser, thus a moving
user has always his settings, regardless of the PC he's on. Try this with
Registry or INI entries....
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Thanks wOOdy. I knew you could open FOXUSER again, but I didn't know you
could pack it.
About time it was shareable, too. Don't get me started on that PITA
registry. Ugh!
Fred
ftaylor@qwest.net
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From: "Juergen Wondzinski" <woody@prolib.de>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 1:03 AM
Subject: RE: foxuser entries
> Hi Fred,
>
> >> You have to do a couple of things to access the FOXUSER.DBF like a
table.
> >> SET RESOURCE OFF
> >> USE SYS(2005) EXCLUSIVE
>
> Not neccessarily. You can also do (without SET RESO OFF):
>
> USE SYS(2005) AGAIN ORDER 1
>
> The FoxUser is (up to VFP6, at least) always in Exclusive Mode already. It
> has also an index attached, which is always created new when VFP starts.
> Unfortunately, the name is a Sys(2015) one, thus the numeric access of the
> Order.
>
> I use the FoxUser quite often, and store my own settings in it (Window
> positions, Grid columns order, last used customer and such). And instead
of
> writing an INI file, or (shudder) clobbering the registry, this is the
best
> and fastest way to store personal data. (That's what VFP is known best
for:
> dbf access) And no need for extensive errorchecking, too: The foxuser is
> always present, and has always a fresh index.
>
> The index is on "Type + Id + LEFT(Name, 24)", thus I store the APP-Name to
> Type, The Setting-IDs to ID and the username to Name. You then have a
> Logical, a Date, a Numeric and a Memo field for your own free usage.
FoxPro
> doesn't care about entries he doesn't know. You shouldn't name your APP
like
> any of the used Type-fieldvalues of FoxPro, though <g>.
>
> Starting with VFP7, the FoxUser is in Shared mode, thus the above concept
> gets even better, because you then can have a central FoxUser, thus a
moving
> user has always his settings, regardless of the PC he's on. Try this with
> Registry or INI entries....
>
>
>
>
> Servus
>
> wOOdy
>
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