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New class-table based pseudo-maps
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Visual FoxPro
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>Did something neat thought I'd share it.
>
>Took a blank form and in the init section it looks at a table. The table has in it the following fields
>
>label
>type
>top
>left
>height
>width
>code
>
>The init then does an addobject for each record and creates a box shape, color coded based on type field with label as the tooltiptext and the size per the other
>fields. The code is put into the click method of the object.
>
>What this does is uses a table to create a map that is color coded with tooltip helps and launches the text in the code field when you click on it.
>
>Caveat. Make sure if you don't release the form on deactivating it you remove all the objects so you don't
>try adding objects that are allready there
>
>Gives the feel of a different type of grid, more like a web based map (aka pseudo map) with tool tips enabled.
>
>Opinions welcomed.

Could you post your init code? Sounds interesting!
Tina Robichaux
Interland, Inc.
www.interland.net
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