>I have few questions about Visual Max Frame, Pls Help..
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>I am seriously thinking to start using Visual Max Frame..I downloaded the Latest version from their site and i.e. 2.0 (Level I)
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>Actually when I started programming in VFP, I was not that much familiar with classes and all OO stuff.. so I just went on creating projects...
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>Now the problem is my projects have included WIZSTYLE.VCX, some forms of mine are using the shade option (provided by wizard), some are using other style..
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>My first problem is How I change these forms and set it to use Visual Max Frame...
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>Secondly I wanted to ask that are you using Level I or Level II framework...
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>Thirdly how you started using it... I mean you started a new project or tried it on the existing ones...
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>Pls give me some more tips/help/ideas how to get started...
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>Thanking you in advance...

Vinod, Jim and Christian's messages cover much of what I'd say: Use your VMF with NEW projects and subclass everything before you use it, just in case you want to change it next month or year.

If you DO want/need to change an existing form or project, you can do it by 'hacking' the SCX files. First BACKUP any form files you're working on. Second, open the file as a table (USE myform.scx) and browse it. Third, any form is just a collection of records. If you edit the CLASS and CLASSLOC fields with new data the form will reflect this. Look through the various records until you find the control you want to change, and change both of the above fields. Save, close, open in the form designer. Voila - new classes in place. Watch out for typos, though. You can really mess up. Again, Backup before trying this.

I use Level II, and am working on a completely VMF project. In a few places, where the VMF additions were really great, I've just added a little code, new methods/properties, etc. to my own classes in existing projects.

Best advice I can give you is to download Ken Levy's Supercls and have it always available. Use it to look at the code in ANY method you're using, to make sure you aren't overwriting anything.

Read the ZReadme methods, which have lots of information about the form/control you're working on.

Follow the VMF directions for setting up a new project, then spend several hours reviewing all the code that sets up the project so you know the variables you're working with, and how to handle forms with the app (running APP or EXE) or in development mode (DO FORM ...)

Keep asking, we'll try to answer.

Barbara