FoxPro command line switches
Visual FoxPro can accept a number of command line switches. These are
single-character codes which appear in the shortcut to VFP prefixed with
a / or - character. As an example, either of these commands will open
Visual FoxPro and bypass the usual splash screen:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe" -t
or
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe" /t
Most of these switches can be applied to executables built in VFP. Some
of them (for example -b and -c) require a filename. Do not leave a space
between the character and the filename.
The following switches are useful - all can be given in upper or lower
case:
-
-A
-
Ignore the default settings from the configuration file and Windows
registry. Useful when you have an application working on one PC but not
on another.
-
-B
-
Display a bitmap as a splash screen for an optional number of milli-
seconds. This shortcut will run the executable of the webadmin
application and display c:\web.jpg as a splash screen:
for one second:
D:\webadmin.exe /bc:\web.jpg, 1000
-
-C
-
Use another configuration file instead of the default config.fpw. This
shortcut uses a local file named Config.Grf instead of the default
Config.Fpw:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe"
-cd:\Projects\Security\Config.Grf
More details on using this technique to control the
FoxPro environment
-
-T
-
Bypass the standard VFP splash screen.
-
-?
-
Display all the command-line switches. This option only works with
VFP.Exe itself, it will not work with an executable.
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