_FoxTask System Variable
Specifies the name of the FOXTASK table that supports Visual FoxPro Task Manager.
_FoxTask [= cDBFFileName]
Parameters
- cDBFFileName
Specifies the name of the file to be used by the Visual FoxPro Editor and the Task List Manager to store Tasklist Shortcuts.
Remarks
By default, the file is named foxtask.dbf and stored in your Windows user application folder or HOME( ) location. The following table describes the structure of foxtask.dbf
| Field Name | Type | Width | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIQUEID | C | 10 | Specifies the Visual FoxPro Unique ID |
| TIMESTAMP | N | 10 | Specifies the Visual FoxPro timestamp |
| FILENAME | M | 4 | Specifies file name |
| CLASS | M | 4 | Specifies the class name (.vcx, .scx) |
| METHOD | M | 4 | Method name (.vcx, .scx) |
| LINE | N | 6 | Specifies the line number |
| CONTENTS | M | 4 | Specifies the contents of the line |
| TYPE | C | 1 | "S" – for shortcut; others can be user-defined |
| DUEDATE | D | 8 | User-defined Date due |
| PRIORITY | N | 1 | Specifies a user-defined priority setting for the item
0 = low1 = medium2 = high |
| STATUS | N | 1 | Completion state of a task
0 = not completed1 = completed |
You can specify a different name for the tasklist table by using the FoxTask property as in the following example:
Example
_FOXTASK = MyTasks.dbf