PWCT 1.9 Art Documentation ( http://doublesvsoop.sourceforge.net )

2006-2019, Mahmoud Fayed ( msfclipper@users.sourceforge.net )

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Table of contents

1 - Introduction

2 - Implementation steps

3 - Final Steps Tree

4 – Application during the runtime

1 - Introduction

In this lesson we are going to learn how to develop large applications using HarbourPWCT (Part 5)

In this part of our lesson we will create a  new application using the (Main Window) template and the (Sub Window) Template

 2 – Implementation steps

Create new file

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Select the template (Main Window)

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File name : Main.SSF

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Run the application

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Create new file using the template ( Sub Window )

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File Name ( About.SSF )

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Modify the class name to (AboutClass)

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Modify the window name to (AboutWindow)

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Generate the source code file (About.PRG)

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Open the file (Main.SSF)

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Use the component (Set procedure to) to call the source file (About.PRG)

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Create object (AboutObject) of class (AboutClass)

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Use the component (New Object)

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Add new menu item to call the about window

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When the user click (About) the method (ShowWindow) related to the object (AboutObject) will be invoked

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Move the generated step up

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Run the application (CTRL+R)

3 – Final Steps Tree

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Main.SSF

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The First Step

                Load System Modules

                                Set Procedure to "About.PRG"

                Create System Objects

                                Create Object AboutObject of Class AboutClass

                Define New Window  ( win1 ) , Title : "System"

                                Window Events

                                Window Properties

                                Window Controls

                                                START OF MAIN MENU

                                                                MENU POPUPS

                                                                                DEFINE POPUP "File"

                                                                                                POPUP ITEMS

                                                                                                                Define ITEM ( "About" )

                                                                                                                Define ITEM ( "Close System" )

                                                                                                END OF POPUP

                                                                END OF MAIN MENU

                                                Define New Statusbar

                                                                Items

                                                                                Define New StatusItem ( "Ready" )

                                                                                                Events

                                                                                                Properties

                                                                                Keyboard

                                                                                                Events

                                                                                                Properties

                                                                                Clock

                                                                                                Events

                                                                                                Properties

                                                                End Statusbar

                                End Of Window

                                win1.Maximize ( )

                                Activate window

Procedures

                Define Procedure closesystem

                                Start Here

                                                win1.Release ( )

                                End of Procedure

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About.SSF

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Set Class Name & Window Name

                PWCT-Code Generator: Replace String (MyClassName) with (AboutClass)

                PWCT-Code Generator: Replace String (MyWindowName) with (&(self:cWindowName))

Class

                Define Class MyClassName

                                Declare Class Data

                                                Data cWindowName Init Value "AboutWindow"

                                Declare Class Methods

                                                Method showwindow

                                                Method closewindow

                                End of Class

                                Class Methods

                                                Define Method showwindow Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                Define New Window  ( MyWindowName ) , Title : "Welcome"

                                                                                                Window Events

                                                                                                Window Properties

                                                                                                Window Controls

                                                                                                                Define New Button ( btnClose ) , Caption : "Close"

                                                                                                                                Button Events

                                                                                                                                                Event: ON CLICK : Action self:closewindow

                                                                                                                                Button Properties

                                                                                                End Of Window

                                                                                                MyWindowName.Center ( )

                                                                                                Activate window

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method closewindow Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                MyWindowName.Release ( )

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

4 – Application during the runtime

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