Fpole.dll

With Fpole.dll, you can run Visual FoxPro commands and evaluate Visual FoxPro expressions from applications that permit API calls but do not support Automation.

In This Section

• FOXDOCMD( ) Function
  Runs a Visual FoxPro command from an application that permits API calls.
• FOXEVAL( ) Function
  Evaluates a Visual FoxPro expression from an application that permits .dll calls.
• SETERRMODE( ) Function
  Specifies whether or not error messages from Fpole.dll are displayed in message boxes.
• SETOLEOBJECT( ) Function
  Specifies the OLE class that is created by calls to FOXDOCMD( ) and FOXEVAL( ).
• CLOSEIT( ) Function
  Closes the OLE object created when you use FOXDOCMD( ) or FOXEVAL( ).
• GETLASTERR( ) Function
  Retrieve the last error that occurred.
• Fpole.dll Examples
  Contains examples that demonstrate using functions in Fpole.dll from Visual FoxPro, a Help file, and Word Basic.

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• Samples
  Visual FoxPro comes with numerous code samples that you can use for experimenting and becoming acquainted with features.
• ActiveX Controls Overview
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