I wrote several tools for editing VFP forms, classes, menus, tables, and program (prg) files. Also, I wrote a global search tool, comparison tool, a table browse tool, and a library tool. These all are APP files that run inside the VFP design-time environment. To integrate them I wrote a replacement for the PJX file and associated project manager and a toolbar for using in VFP Design-Time environment to make it easier to access these tools.
I have added to this repository each of the zip files for each tool-set. The support zip is required for all tools -- it contains the Active-X components (two) that must be manually registered with REGEDIT32.EXE and a custom Arial TrueType font. The Active-X components are an Editor component and a spreadsheet grid component.
Features included are:
- Intellisense,
- Code insert (SQL commands, REPLACE WITH command with fields, field lists, list of controls, and RGB() color value),
- Code refactoring,
- Bookmarks shown in the left sidebar (with fast selection from the right sidebar similar to Eclipse),
- Code tips,
- Code completion,
- Help for commands/syntax,
- Code comparison (current method code to last saved method code),
- Copy buffers for code snippets (with full edit capability of the snippet list),
- Goto definition (opens PRG based functions in a separate editor session),
- Where-used references (provides a list with hyperlink jump to the code),
- Quick search (text entry into a text box that provides for incremental search in the current edit buffer without having to open an input form that can jump to repeated values),
- Code peek,
- Line numbers,
- Hot keys for commands,
- Highlight mode for undeclared variables,
- Highlight mode for current selection,
- Beautify code,
- Win32 DECLARE-DLL insert from list,
- Color value selection from color-wheel (RGB() value insert),
- Color display of a value in a RGB() command,
- Memberdata edit and extension of memberdata beyond the VFP limit,
- Macro recording and execution,
- Add properties or methods from another form or visual class,
- Enhanced printing of the methods or properties,
- Enhanced property editor,
- Current selected line highlight,
- Auto-indention when inserting code,
- Change bar for line changes in the left sidebar,
- Jump to matching code blocks (i.e., jumps from IF to associated ENDIF and other code blocks such as CASE-ENDCASE or matching parenthesis),
- Transpose code at the equal '=' sign (moves what is on the right side of the equal sign to the left side and the left side to the right side),
- If there is a missing code block command (i.e., missing the closing ENDIF), then the editor will show the below code blocks without highlight,
- Compile errors are shown in a list with hyperlink to the code line with the error,
- Show white space toggle,
- Quick back navigation to last cursor position (allows forward or backward navigation),
- Goto line number,
- Display of current cursor position in the status bar,
- Display of current selected text length in the status bar,
- Display of the current object that is being edited in the method code,
- Tooltip text of the full path of the method in the Tab (shows the full object hierarchy),
I think the above list covers most of the features that I added. There is also a personalization form for choosing your own color highlights and other features. Some screen shots of the editors:
Form (SCX) Editor (method edit mode) (The Class VCX Editor is the same layout and can edit all classes in a single classlib):
Form (SCX) Editor (property edit mode):
Menu (MNU) Editor:
Table Browser (showing multi-tab selection for table and selection of fields to be included in display with memo field contents displayed in editboxes):
Comparison Tool (showing a comparison of SCX forms):
