Document Conventions

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The following typographic conventions are used in Visual FoxPro documentation:

Example	Convention
setup	Bold font indicates words, other than language commands, that you must type.
In the Query Designer toolbar, choose Add Table.	Bold font is also used in procedures to highlight interface elements such as the name of a window, menu, dialog box, toolbar, button, or option.
SET HELP TO	Capital letters denote commands and keywords, acronyms, constants, and device names.
Press the TAB key. Press SHIFT+F1.	Small capital letters denote the names of keys on the keyboard. A plus sign (+) indicates a combination of keys.
Buttons.vcx	Initial capital letters indicate file names.
C:\My Computer\Working Files\Document	Initial capital letters identify folders and directories. In a path, folders, directories, and file names are separated by backslashes.
http://www.microsoft.com/	Lowercase letters are used for URLs. Server, share, and file names are separated by forward slashes.
FontSize	Initial capital letters indicate the names of objects, properties, events, and methods. If the name consists of more than one word, the initial capital words are concatenated.
event-driven	Italic letters denote defined terms the first time they occur in text. Defined terms are part of the product Glossary. Click on the italicized word to see the definition.
IF StatusText() = "Test" = MESSAGEBOX( "OK" ) ENDIF	Monospace font indicates command lines you type, code examples, and references in text to the code examples.
USE customer	Lowercase letters indicate table and field names.
nTotal, cName	Lowercase letters prefix variable names and placeholders. The prefix indicates the data type of the variable: c for Character, n for Numeric, l for Logical, d for Date, t for DateTime, y for Currency, o for Object, and e for any expression.

In syntax, the following conventions are used:

DELETE VIEW ViewName	In syntax, words in italics are placeholders for information you supply.
[STYLE cStyleName]	In syntax, brackets enclose optional items.
SET BELL ON | OFF	In syntax, a vertical bar separates two mutually exclusive choices.
[, WindowName2 ]	In syntax, an ellipsis indicates that an item can be repeated in a list any number of times. A comma separates the list items.