>I spend 1-3 days learning to use each control. The documentation is very lacking for me. My latest chalange is the 3 days I have spend on using a grid. In the Tsmanian Traders example they have what I want to do with their Customer form, and Employee. Page1 of a pageframe contains text boxes that allow data entry in all fields of a record. Page 2 contains a grid that shows all the records. When you click on a record in the grid, page1 changes immediately to that record. I cannot find out how they do it!. In my use the data on page1 never changes no matter what I do to the grid. How do I do it? Also I want to buy a relly good book that discusses each control in great depth showing how to use the properties/methods. I bought "Usong Visual Foxpro 3" published by Que, but it is only partially useful. Any suggestions?
>Thanks,
>John Toellner
'Magic' data refreshment is usually due to the idea that controls BOUND to data source. In your example you can check RecordSource property for whole grid and/or ControlSource properties for columns/controls. Difficulty in learning of VFP depends on previous Foxpro background (Fox is very old but some old things are still in use). When I started to learn VFP, I just read the manual, and it was perfectly enough. Anyway I am sure that MS Manuals should be the primary source for VFP (and not only VFP) learning.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant