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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.