Read Me First

Introduction
How To Use This Tutorial
Windows vs Linix/Unix
No Mouse
Narrator Foibles
Search By Keyword Utility


Chapter 1 - Define Files
Lesson   1:  Scope
Lesson   2:  FP Programming Overview
Lesson   3:  Define Files
Lesson   4:  Key/Data, just a legacy
Lesson   5:  Windows/*nix - Case
Lesson   6:  Screen 0, Be careful!
Lesson   7:  Edit Types, Data Types
Lesson   8:  Associated Fields


Chapter 2 - Define Screens
Lesson   1:  Define Screens
Lesson   2:  Numbered, Named, Copy, Fields
Lesson   3:  Inverse (reverse video)
Lesson   4:  Drawing Boxes
Lesson   5:  Using Box Functions to Help Design Screens
Lesson   6:  Graphics Mode in Designing Screens
Lesson   7:  Color on Screens - Windows/Unix
Lesson   8:  Must-fill fields On Screens
Lesson   9:  Cursor Path on Screens
Lesson  10:  F8 Options On Screens


Chapter 3 - Define Edits
Lesson   1:  System Edits
Lesson   2:  More on System Edits
Lesson   3:  User Edits
Lesson   4:  More User Edits
Lesson   5:  Still More On Edits
Lesson   6:  Limitation - Edits 200
Lesson   7:  Complex Edits
Lesson   8:  More Complex Edits, The CHEQUE EDIT


Chapter 4 - The Config File, Set Filename
Lesson   1:  Configuration Editor, filePro Environment Variables
Lesson   2:  Set The Filename, filePro Environment Variables


Chapter 5 - Define Processing
Lesson   1:  Processing Table Types
Lesson   2:  The Processing Table Editor, CABE, if-then
Lesson   3:  QuickStart, RCABE
Lesson   4:  F10 Processing Help, PFHELPAUTOGOTO
Lesson   5:  Literals, Strings
Lesson   6:  Using Map Names on Processing Tables
Lesson   7:  Dummy Variables (fields), Dummies
Lesson   8:  More on Dummy Variables
Lesson   9:  DECLARED Variables
Lesson  10:  Variables and Literals
Lesson  11:  INPUT, Capturing A Response From The User
Lesson  12:  BEEP, Produce A Sound
Lesson  13:  INPUT POPUP
Lesson  14:  System Maintained Fields
Lesson  15:  SCREEN command
Lesson  16:  Processing Flow, The Processing Pointer, Triggers
Lesson  17:  Block Functions
Lesson  18:  @key Processing
Lesson  19:  More on @key, INPUTPW, INPUTPW POPUP
Lesson  20:  Still More on @key, Go To A Label With ~
Lesson  21:  Son Of @key, How To End @key Processing
Lesson  22:  Processing pointers, Handing Control To The User
Lesson  23:  Top Down Programming
Lesson  24:  Inverse SHOW with \r
Lesson  25:  SHOW at a particular Row and Column Position
Lesson  26:  SHOWCTR(row), Centering a SHOW Statement On A Row


Chapter 6 - Define Menus
Lesson   1:  User Menus, Name Them Usefully, Use The Version Field
Lesson   2:  Building a Menu Command Line
Lesson   3:  Menu Scripts (Windows Batch Files)
Lesson   4:  Some Menu Action Line Options
Lesson   5:  F10 Help On Define Menus - The Command Line Switches For All FilePro Programs


Chapter 7 - Define Output
Lesson   1:  Output Types, Report/Form/Label/Processing-Only
Lesson   2:  Setup Printers
Lesson   3:  More On Printer Maintenance
Lesson   4:  The Default Output Format
Lesson   5:  Mailing Labels
Lesson   6:  More on Mailing Labels
Lesson   7:  Push Left Operator On Output Formats
Lesson   8:  Forms
Lesson   9:  Generating Form Output
Lesson  10:  Report Format
Lesson  11:  More On Report Formats
Lesson  12:  Automatic Totals On Reports
Lesson  13:  Need Some Test Data, Use @key
Lesson  14:  Subtotals, The = Operator On Reports
Lesson  15:  Output WITH Processing, Aggregate Functions MIN/MAX/AVG/TOT
Lesson  16:  Processing Only Format - No attached Report, Form Or Label
Lesson  17:  Make Safeties!


Chapter 8 - Index Maintenance
Lesson   1:  Automatic vs. Demand
Lesson   2:  More On Index Maintenance, Multiple Sort
Lesson   3:  Index Scan, PFIXS


Chapter 9 - Files/Processing/Design
Lesson   1:  Unique Codes
Lesson   2:  Control File
Lesson   3:  Construct Unique Codes, Obtaining Unique Numbers
Lesson   4:  Enhancing A Unique Code, Removing Punctuation
Lesson   5:  Processing Only, Add Unique Code
Lesson   6:  Adding Block Functions in Define Files
Lesson   7:  Screen Design
Lesson   8:  More Screen Design
Lesson   9:  Lookup Wizard
Lesson  10:  Browse Lookup, Position The Highlight Bar
Lesson  11:  Enhancing The Browse Lookup
Lesson  12:  @wef, @wlf Help Do Lookups Only Once
Lesson  13:  Subroutines must have a RETURN
Lesson  14:  The Debugger, DEBUG ON/OFF
Lesson  15:  Browse Lookup Description
Lesson  16:  Assign Field Values
Lesson  17:  Math Calculations
Lesson  18:  Get Input From User
Lesson  19:  Obtain a Unique Number
Lesson  20:  Putting A Prompt On The Screen
Lesson  21:  Browse code connected records in another file