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• A search query for web radios

  02 December 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #web radio, #streaming, #web query, #automation )

  This code makes a request to the known site www.shoutcast.com for web radios.it have more 57000 free internet radio stations. can enter a name of artist , a genre,.... the site returns a list of radios working with the query introduced. for ex for Beethoven...

• Winapi tooltips

  02 February 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #WIINAPI, #TOOLTIPS )

  Windows winapi tooltips are a winapi product.The tooltip itself is a normal window created with API createWindow . These are old things made by windows but are not very well implemented in vfp.Some simple rectangular tooltips come with vfp but never the...

• Old foxdraw resurrected in one prg

  12 February 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #drawing, #graphic grid, #foxdraw )

  This reproduces in one prg the old sample vfp drawing shipped since vfp5.(samples\solution) it builds a toolbar with some drawing tools and a drawing area.the toolbar can be dockable in 4 form side or free Can draw manually with native functions and save...

• Working with notepad++

  24 February 2016 ( #notepad++, #API, #viewer, #editor, #mouse_event )

  Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and...

• Generate gradients images with APIs

  30 January 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #gradients, #API, #classic gradients images, #gdiplus, #gdi32 api, #linear gradient bitmap )

  *For listview or even vfp grids i need sometime to build images gradients to set as backgrounds *for listview there is a native background row picture (can be tiled on listview surface) *for grid must build images background in a container as currentcontrol...

• 12 progressbars drawn with small images or with gdiplusX

  18 September 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #gdiplusX, #progressbar )

  A progress bar is a graphical control element used to visualize the progression of an extended computer operation, such as a download, file transfer, or installation. Sometimes, the graphic is accompanied by a textual representation of the progress in...

• A special visual foxpro starting window

  03 October 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #toolbar, #command Window, #class )

  This is a code for a special vfp starting : 1-its shows the Hello+day+date on vfp command window (idea from B.Bout-Foxite) 2-starts a toolbar and docks it at top with the last opened files as pjx,prg,scx,frx,dbf,mnx...can open any. its very usefull (vfp...

• A desktop application with subclassed pageframe and some effects

  09 May 2017 ( #Visual foxpro, #pageframe, #tabs subclass, #desktop app, #drawmode effect, #xmlHttp, #TabOrientation )

  this code builds an application based on a subclassed pageframe tabs with an image.it give opportunity to write applications without digging in complex classes. the pagecount=8 here (set always pageframe.pagecount as in image in container). each page...

• 24 jQuery themed std/scientific calculators

  04 December 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #jQuery, #scientific calculator )

  this is a code to build one of 24 jQuery themed calculators.its a jQuery plugin that attaches a popup calculator to an input field. the libraries (js and css) are from the site http://keith-wood.name/calculator.html i made all librairies linked to web...

• Calendar & clock

  07 February 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #gdiplusX, #calendar, #Clock, #monthView )

  This code builds a french navigable calendar and a gdiplusX clock. see the screenshots below. the calendar uses a simple cursor.Its themed with random color(click on the shape). the clock uses gdiplusX and a timer.The code asks to point to gdiplusX class...

• yFoxChart using foxchart VFP class

  23 February 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #charts, #Foxchart, #MSchart, #SimpleChart )

  FoxChart a pure VFP chart class The original class of foxchart is in vfpx codeplex and can be downloaded from this site.The author of this admirable work is Cesar Schalom (Brazil). I worked on this class on year 2009 and I joigned the old version i used...

• Texts worshop on html5 canvas

  12 May 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #html5, #canvas, #Texts, #Unicode, #DOM )

  The html5 canvas have great capabilities to work with any texts even unicodes. this code shows how to draw any text with -controling the fontname, fonstsize and fontstyle.note that are not yet one font string implemented in javascript code and are not...

• List and run windows 8.1 metro apps

  03 February 2015 ( #Vsual foxpro, #metro apps )

  Preambule All the applications that are installed through the Store are physically stored in the folder %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps, which usually is C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. In this folder stay all the files that are needed for the application to...

• Last VFP files opened & Windows recent

  28 February 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #Recents, #Special folders )

  *1* This programm uses the resource foxuser.dbf who memorize lot of vfp resources. *The code creates a toolbar showing the last opened vfp files to re use. *The toolbar created is docked in the vfp toolbar.For execute: do yMemo. *for closing, drag the...

• A custom Youtube video audio part II

  30 March 2017 ( #Visual foxpro, #youtube, #IE APPLICATION, #JSapi, #playlist, #setwindowPos, #topMost, #wscript.shell.popup )

  this is a continuation of the previous post relative to THE VERY ATTRACTIVE youtube video/audio players. this code builds a youtube player drived from a vfp form and using internet.explorer.application. the form is set with horizontal scrollbar as a scrollable...

• VFP grid Cosmetics Part I

  13 February 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #grid )

  -The vfp grid have many PEM to beautify it and make it some attractive.This code test many methods to do that purpose . this native grid utility can do the follows :-Generates random dynamic lighten backcolors for grid rows(can fix color).-Generates random...

• Advanced drawings with vfp gdiplusX

  30 January 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #gdiplusX, #Advanced drawings, #Gradients, #triangle )

  This page contains 2 codes for advanced drawings of figures with gdiplusX *I) *this code makes many drawings ans fillings with gdiplusX using imgcanvas control class. *-creates the main prg code and a prg class derived from Bo Durban code and a menu (mpr)...

• Reading RSS Feeds with another presentation.

  01 December 2017 ( #Visual foxpro, #RSS feeds, #xmlHTTP, #unicode, #fontCharset, #utf-8, #strconv() )

  this code builds a new method to read the internet feeds.i wrote in previous posts on feeds (see below the link). Any feed have an url location and can retrieves fields as title,description,date,author,link..... the code uses the protocole XMLHTTP do...

• Search files with searchMyFiles tool

  16 January 2018 ( #Visual foxpro, #search files, #grid icons, #extractIcons, #findexecutable, #getDetailof, #command line )

  SearchMyFiles is a free nirSoft advanced Application for searching in files (site:https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html). in my think; its better than windows explorer.can run with windows32 or 64 bits and with command lines also. i made...

• Building a custom infoTip with gdiplusX

  08 December 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #gdisplusX, #infoTip, #bulle )

  An infoTip is a window when can embed text and images to attract user's attention.it also used in tutoriels,presentations,articles... This is an infoBulle builder.it can configure all needed parameters for a bulle : -rectangular balloon -roundRectangular...

• Internet navigation with 2 olecontrols

  14 October 2017 ( #Visual foxpro, #Internet navigation, #olecontrols, #slider menu, #beforeNavigate, #mediaplayer )

  this is a custom navigation for a desktop application. in the first navigator(olecontrol1),a web slider desserves a main menu with 10 web images.in each image there is a main menu (images1-10). the slider is free and from the web site : imageslidermaker.com/v2/ism/js/....

• Access and play YOUTUBE TV from VFP

  13 September 2017 ( #Visual foxpro, #Web app, #Youtube TV, #IE app )

  this is the youtube application habitually used on smart TV .its very cool and dont show all garbages frequently set on yotube navigation. the youtube TV was designed for the smart TV with remote control.Actually its extended to google app on navigators....

• Embed a flash object in a single VFP exe.

  15 February 2015 ( #Visual foxpro, #FLASH )

  This code produces an executable from any flash object swf.The swf is a kind of executable animation made as an activeX (old versions can embed on forms) .Its compiled from a fla editing code and its success is very great. Flash is very used on the web...

• The google search API customized on a form.

  17 September 2015 ( #Visual Foxpro, #google search API, #olecontrol, #google search textbox, #search web )

  The google search API announced as deprecated is still working nowadays with javascript code. see this link for web developpers:https://developers.google.com/web-search/docs/ its very usefull and cuts all adds,....this can be presented properly on a top...

• A navBar (navigation bar) vfp class part1

  29 April 2017 ( #Visual foxpro, #navBar, #accordion, #menu navigation )

  The original class was downloaded from UT , adapted ,and added some requirements. *Original Author : Galanopoulos Emmanouil Its a great class i not seen in vfp namespace as equal in the same subject. this works as a sidebar or navigation bar embedding...