Visual FoxPro Practical Tutorial

Author: Zheng Aqi, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This tutorial is divided into four parts. The practical tutorial section generally follows the explanation of content with examples; the exercises section primarily trains programming and clarifies basic concepts; the hands-on operation guide section guides readers through operations, interface design, and programming step by step, while also proposing questions for reflection and encouraging readers to perform their own operations and programming exercises based on the given examples; the internship section constitutes a small application system for comprehensive training. The entire book introduces the basics of programming and the concepts and methods of object-oriented programming through numerous application examples, making it easy for readers to learn visual programming in the Windows environment. Many examples first present design objectives, followed by the steps of their implementation, which further facilitates readers' understanding of programming principles and methods. All example programs marked with [Ex_xxx] can be debugged on a computer. This book uses the Chinese version of Visual FoxPro 6.0 as the language background, introducing the fundamental knowledge, visual programming tools, and methods of Visual FoxPro through numerous examples in a clear and concise manner. It systematically covers topics such as creating databases, tables, and indexes, programming, forms, controls, project management, classes, queries and views, menus and toolbars, report and label design, and network data sharing. The book is clear in concept, well-structured, and rich in examples, making it suitable for classroom teaching and self-study. Each chapter includes exercises and corresponding hands-on experiment guides, followed by comprehensive application internships. It is suitable as a textbook for universities, vocational colleges, higher vocational colleges, and various training schools, as well as a reference book for beginners in programming.