>>>Hi Nick
>>>How do I setup a userdef.h with the varaible of TITLE?
>>It is just a text file with
>>
>>#define TITLE_LOC "My Application Name"
>>
>>Usually it is done by including some file like APP.H which #INCLUDE all other possible .H files. It is easier to maintain it this way, so when you add new .H file to your app, you need just add a line
>>*** APP.H
>>#INCLUDE "FOXPRO.H"
>>#INCLUDE "myNewHeaderFile.H"
>>in your APP.H
>>But for those variables (or constants) to be visible through all your application you have to include it in all your classes and subclasses and .SCX files (and your start.prg and other PRGs too)
>>You may look at FOXPRO.H file as a sample. It is supplied with VFP.
>>"Include File" option is under VFP menu /Class (or /Form)
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>Nick
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>OK - what are the steps.
>1. add title.h to the programs project and compile
>2. add #include "title.h" to the main.prg
> title.h has...#define TITLE_LOC "My Application Name"
>3. in the main.prg... code
> oapp.caption (title_loc)
>is this all - it only seems to work once. when I change the #define TITLE_LOC
>in title.h, it does not show the change.
Rob, check how TITLE.H is shown in project as included or excluded?
In your case you need it to be Excluded from the project (VFP menu/Project/Exclude)
Nick Neklioudov
Universal Thread Consultant
3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro
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