Peter Cushing wrote:
Just want to see where people store their form classes and why.
When I first started using VFP I used to create a new form from
scratch every time I needed one, which was a pain. Now I have created
a baseform class (stored in a baseform.vcx) which has all my basic
form characteristics set. The baseform class has been subclassed this
to a modal class. Now if I need a new form I subclass one of these
and then save it in the same file (baseform.vcx) using a new name. My
problem is that I did a new form on Friday, which was working nicely
but when I opened it today all the method code has gone! I can
recreate the code as it was not that complex but I am now thinking
that I should save each new form in its own VCX file (still subclassed
from baseform). This might be more secure as if one file becomes
corrupt it won't affect the others (unless it is the baseform).
Any views/ideas on this and why?
I have my base classes in their own classlib (mjbbase.vcx). I then
create SCXs or VCX-based form classes using that mjbbase.vcx classlib as
the class to inherit. And I never create takeoffs in the base
library...I always create a new class library for the specific project
(mjbProject.vcx) and then store them in there (if VCX-based forms). I
find that I create an even mix of SCX/VCX forms and don't really lean
towards one or the other unless it's something I can get a lot of reuse
out of (and in that case, I most likely create a VCX form).
Ugh....re-reading that, it's time for a break. <g>
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