If you are working with PEMs, then intellisense will be a benefit because you don't have to remember the exact property name. As you type ThisForm., you'll see a list of PEMs.
You will also benefit just from the tooptip that pops up with commands. How many times do you jump over to "Help" to see what the order of parameters are for a particluar command? With intellisense, you don't have to because the tooltip pops up and "bolds" the parameter you are on so you can see right away what it needs!!
Another cool thing is local variable names. For me, I define all my local variables at the top of the method or program. Lots of times as I'm farther down in my code, I want to use a variable and I can't remember exactly what I called it .. was it cInvNo, cInvoiceNo, cInvNumber, etc. With intellisense, just type "ZLOC" and a list of defined local variables appears.
You can also do the same with #DEFINEs by typing "ZDEF" and a list of #DEFINEs appears .. and even better, as you scroll thru the list the value of the #DEFINE appears in the tooltip!!
Trust us ... you will love it once you give it a chance. I was in the same boat you are when I first started using it. I'm a blazing fast typist and thought why in the world do I need this? I can type fast enough and this is just an annoyance. But once I got used to it .. I began to really love it!!!
Cathy
>Cathy: > >I realize that you have written an article for Fox Talk on this which I may eventually lok up. > >But from what I can gather so far in this thread, you have to be doing Object Oriented Programming or working with COM objects to get a real benefit from Intellisense. > >My work tends to be with procedural code and with the PEM Sheet. > >My code I guess is from the Dark Ages but it accomplishes all the needs I have with my customers. > >Now that I have discovered how to keep the Tips off the screen and eliminate the Double To's it can be turned on without slowing me down. During the next week I will try to find 1 practical application for this thing. > >Mike Smith
Cathy Pountney, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP Memorial Business Systems, Inc. (www.mbs-intl.com)
