Compiling an Application

By creating an application one component at a time, you can verify the functionality of each component as you create it. After creating all the functional components in your application project, you can build an application and assemble the executable components in the application project, such as forms, reports, menus, and programs, into a single file that you can distribute with the application data files to your users.

In This Section

• Excluding Modifiable Files from Builds
  Explains why you might want to exclude files that users change using your application from the application build process.

• How to: Exclude Files from Builds
  Describes how to exclude files that users can modify from the application build process.

• How to: Build Applications
  Describes how to build distributable application files from your project.

• How to: Run Applications
  Describes how to run applications after you build them.

Related Sections

• Testing and Debugging Applications
  Explains the testing and debugging process so you can find and correct any errors that occur in your applications.

• Distributing Applications
  Describes how to prepare to distribute your application by including all required files and creating distribution disks, after you have completed developing and testing your application.

• Developing Visual FoxPro Applications
  Provides conceptual information on Visual FoxPro application development, including instructions for creating databases and the user interface, and other tasks needed to create applications.