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Data Dictionary / Database
How to Import a File Definition From an Existing Data File
How to Change Your Application's Dictionary
How to Synchronize your App and Dictionary
How to Convert a File--Generate Source
How to Convert a File (without generating source)
How to Make a Field Assignment
Repairing Data Corruption in TopSpeed/Clarion Files
ODBC
Importing from ODBC Data Sources
ODBC Connection Information and Driver ConfigurationFile Properties
Debugging Your ODBC Application
Dates and Times
Handle Dates before 1900 and beyond 2000 in the Same Procedure
How to Use Spin Controls for Date or Time Fields
How to use Pattern Pictures on a form
ABC Templates
Making the Transition to the ABC Templates
How to Customize Procedure Templates
How to Register a Template Set
What is the Significance of a Double-Colon in Source Code
How to Add Embedded Source Code
Using drop-down lists to Lookup Records
How to Create ABC Compliant Classes
Maintaining Your Application
How to Change Your Application's Dictionary
How to turn off the tooltips in an application.
Prototyping and Parameter Passing in the Application Generator
How to Create a Function with the Application Generator
How to Synchronize your App and Dictionary
How to Customize Procedure Templates
How to Register a Template Set
How to Add Embedded Source Code
How to Create a Simple Assignment Expression
How to Create a Complex Assignment Expression
Paths and Pathname--the Redirection File
Compiling and Linking
How to Link External Resources
Using Windows DLLs NOT Created in Clarion
Creating a .DLL (Sub-Application)
Paths and Pathname--the Redirection File
Deploying Your Application
Distributing Your Applications
BrowseBoxes and LISTs
How to Restore User Resized List Box Column Widths
How to Trap a Double Click on a List Box
How to add Drag and Drop to a List Box
How to Display the Sort Field First on a Multi-Key Browse
How do I display Browse in descending key order
How Do I let the end-user dynamically filter a browse list at runtime.
How do I copy an existing record when adding a new record.
How Do I add the "Copy" button to the Browse's popup menu.
How do I call a Form directly from the menu (without a Browse) to add records.
How do I place total fields on one tab and the BrowseBox which they total on another.
How to add a reverse sort order to a browse
How to Autosize Columns in a Browse Box when the window is opened
Windows
How to complete an entry field when the last character is entered
How to Create a Multi-Page Form
How to use Pattern Pictures on a form
How to highlight all the text in a control when it gets focus by a mouse click
Using drop-down lists to Lookup Records
How to Implement Standard Windows Behavior
How to Add Hot Key Display to a Menu Item
How do I call a Form directly from the menu (without a Browse) to add records.
Images and Graphics
How to Assign an Image to Display at Runtime
How to Store and Display a Graphic Image with a Memo or Blob Data Type
Reports
How the Print Engine Processes Report Sections at Runtime
How to change the printer device without calling PRINTERDIALOG
How to Clip and Concatenate Name Fields
How to Create Totals and Calculated Fields on Reports
How to Print Grand Totals on a Report
How to supress printing a Detail Band until explicitly called to print
Implementing Print Preview on a Report Procedure
How to Print One Record per Page
How do I skip the print preview if the user has elected not to preview.
How do I allow the end user to pause/resume report generation.
How to create a report based on a Browse Query
Dynamic Data Exchange
How to Start a DDE Conversation
How to Send DDE Commands and Data to a DDE Server
OLE