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Field Mapping Question for VFP6
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06/08/1999 16:19:30
 
 
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05/08/1999 18:57:42
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Visual FoxPro
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Other
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00250353
Message ID:
00250892
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>>I work in a group where it is common for each programmer to work on a number of different projects/apps during the week. These projects use different class libraries, so the field mappings (accessed from tools/options...) must be changed. Switching back and forth is a hassle.
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>>Is there a way to programmatically control these mappings, e.g. to set up optional mapping sets that would permit us to quickly switch from project to project?
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>>Can VFP directly access field mappings?
>>TIA
>
>These mappings are stored in the registry, ad are not accessible to VFP. You can, however, export this branch of the registry to a .reg file:
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>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualFoxPro\6.0\Options\IntelliDrop\FieldTypes
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>and then import it before you start VFP. Your programmers are sharing workstations?

Thanks Eric,
That helped a lot. A fellow here has implemented your suggestion using a 3rd party registry editor and is a happy camper now. I suspect it won't be long before everyone else will adopt this approach. Thanks again.
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