How exactly how I am I supposed to be able to work with an exsting VCX with the VFP Developer Studio?
I created a new Solution, and click Add Existing Item, then I chose a VCX from one of my existing VFP projects. It seemed to parse it somehow, but when I click on it in the Projects toolbar, all I see in the code window is a bunch of square looking ascii characters with a few VFP keyword peppered in there.
I was expecting to be able to edit the classes within the VCX in a code window.
In the examples I have seen, the classes are all defined in PRG files in straight-up code, but all of my existing VFP classes are in VCX format. I use the VFP class designer to edit them in VFP. Code based classes are fine for middle tier obect stuff, but my front-end UI classes I always build in the VFP Class designer in a VCX file, but I have often wanted to tweek them as if they were defined in PRG files. Therefore, the VFP Developer Studio gave me hope I would be able to do that.
So, how can see / edit a VCX file with VFP Developer Studio?
Here is a screen shot of what I get...
http://twitpic.com/yqem/full>Using a pre-release version of the VFP Developer Studio for .Net (the evolution of the .Net Compiler for VFP), I've made a little video available on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLtwFPTNiUA. My apologies for its rough spots.
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>Meanwhile, eTecnologia has released the beta of the prerelease version on which this video is based. The announcement is available at
http://www.etecnologia.net. As exciting as this announcement is (they estimate 70% completion), the proposed January release promises to be even more exciting, with development of "VFP" forms in the Developer studio, without dealing with the irrelevancies of .Net programming, but with the result being in .Net.
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>Additional videos, e.g., of importing a project into the Developer Studio, should be available shortly.
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>enjoy,
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>Hank
