MULTI-EDIT TEMPLATE

Template for Multi-Edit Professional Editor

Description:

    EXPRESS.TPT is a template file for use with Multi-Edit,the
    programmer's editor.  It contains templates for all eXPress++
    commands and functions.
   
    Just copy EXPRESS.TPT to your \MEW\CONFIG directory or whichever
    directory contains your Multi-Edit templates.
   
    When Multi-Edit is configured for "Space-Bar Expansion" of a
    template, you can easily bring a template for any eXPress++
    command into the text you are editing by typing the keyword for
    the command followed immediately by a SPACE.
   
    For example, if you are not sure of the syntax of the DCTABPAGE
    command, simply type DCTABPAGE<þspaceþ>.  The following will be
    inserted into your text:
   
    @ <þnSRowþ>,<þnSColþ> DCTABPAGE <þoGroupþ> ;
       [SIZE <þnWidthþ>, <þnHeightþ>] ;
       [TYPE <þnTypeþ>] ;
       [TABHEIGHT <þnTabHþ>] ;
       [PREOFFSET <þnPreþ>] ;
       [POSTOFFSET <þnPostþ>] ;
       [PARENT <þoParentþ>] ;
       [GROUP <þnGroupþ>] ;
       [CAPTION <þcTextþ>] ;
       [CARGO <þxCargoþ>] ;
       [MESSAGE <þcMsgþ>] ;
       [HELPCODE <þcHelpCodeþ>] ;
       [COLOR <þncColorþ> [,<þncDisabledþ>] ] ;
       [WHEN <þbWhenþ>] ;
       [FONT <þcFontþ>] ;
       [HIDE <þbHideþ>] ;
       [VALID <þbValidþ>] ;
       [<þp: PIXELþ>] ;
       [TOOLTIP <þcToolTipþ>] ;
       [CURSOR <þnCursorþ>] ;
       [RELATIVE <þoRelþ>] ;
       [EVAL <þbEvalþ>] ;
       [DATALINK <þbDataLinkþ>] ;
       [ ID <þcIdþ> ]
   

Source/Library:

  EXPRESS.TPT

X2CLIP.EXE

Xbase to Clipper Interface for improved database performance

Description:

    X2CLIP.EXE is a Clipper 5.2e program which is used to run database
    operations in the background.  Some Xbase++ database operations,
    such as reindexing, appending, etc. are too slow, therefore a
    set of DC_XC*() functions is included in the DCLIPX.DLL library
    to improve database performance as much as 20 times.
   
    The files needed to build X2CLIP.EXE are X2CLIP.PRG and X2CLIP.LNK.
    They are included in the \EXPRESS\SOURCE directory.  When using
    the XC_PROGRAM operation in a parameters array passed to
    DC_XCCall(), the custom program must be written in Clipper, then
    compiled and linked into the X2CLIP.EXE program by adding it to
    the X2CLIP.LNK link script and re-linking the program with a
    Clipper linker.  The custom program receives a single parameter
    which can be a multidimensional array of any type of information
    which is compatabile with both Xbase++ and Clipper.  This array
    is stored in the XC_ARRAY_DATA element of the parameters array.
   
    The X2CLIP.EXE program is called by the XBase++ program by a
    call to DC_XCOpen() which runs the X2CLIP.EXE program in the
    background.  This program then runs a loop routine which waits
    for instructions from the Xbase++ program via calls to DC_XCCall().
   
    The X2CLIP.EXE program is synchronized to the Xbase++ program
    through a system of data writes to a shared record in the
    X2CLIP.DBF file.
   

Notes:

    The X2CLIP.EXE program is intended to be called only by the
    Xbase++ program using the RunShell() function launched in a
    separate thread.  It is passed a handle number and a default
    directory.  The handle number is the record number of X2CLIP.DBF
    to use to pass data back and forth from the Xbase++ program to
    the X2CLIP.EXE program.  The default directory is the disk
    directory containing the X2CLIP.DBF file.  If the file does
    not exist it will be created.
   
    If the X2CLIP.EXE program fails to communicate with the Xbase++
    program, it will stay in a loop indefinately or until the
    ESCAPE key is pressed.
   

Examples:

    MEM2XPP DISCLAIM.MEM
   
    MEM2XPP ALL
   

Source/Library:

  DC_XCOpen()

MEM2XPP.EXE

Convert Clipper .MEM files to Xbase++ .XPP files

Syntax:

   MEM2XPP < MemFileName > | ALL
   

Arguments:

   < MemFileName > is the name of a Clipper .MEM file to convert.
   
   If the ALL argument is used, then all files with the .MEM
   extension will be converted to .XPF files with the same
   prefix.
   

Description:

    MEM2XPP.EXE is an Xbase++ utility program that converts
    Clipper *.MEM files to XBase++ *.XPF files.  Xbase++ is
    not compatible with Clipper .MEM files because they were
    designed for 16-bit systems and are insufficiently
    robust for the features of Xbase++.  They must be
    converted to .XPF files for the REST FROM <þmemfileþ>
    command to work properly.
   
    The original .MEM file is not altered in any way.  A new
    file with the same prefix as the original file is created
    but with an extension of .XPF.
   
    An additional file with the same prefix as the original
    files but with an extension on .TXT is also created.
    This is an ordinary text file that lists the memory
    variables and contents of the memory file.
   

Examples:

    MEM2XPP DISCLAIM.MEM
   
    MEM2XPP ALL