Program files contain code for executing a series of instructions. Storing code in a program (.prg) file offers benefits such as the following:

You can create and save programs to run later instead of running them immediately.
You can edit programs in Visual FoxPro editing windows and format code blocks or entire program files.
You can edit and run programs multiple times.
You can run programs from menus, forms, and toolbars.
You can use programs to run other programs.

When your program is part of a project, you can also search for and replace code references and text and view definitions of code elements found in searches in the current program file. For more information, see How to: Search For Code References and How to: View Code Definitions.

In This Section

How to: Create Programs: Describes how to create a Visual FoxPro program.

How to: Edit Programs: Describes how to edit programs after you create them.

How to: Format Code in Programs: Describes how you can set formatting options and apply them to code in programs.

How to: Save Programs: Describes how to save the programs after you create and edit them.

How to: Run Programs: Describes how to run programs.

Related Sections

Working with Projects: Describes using projects as a way to develop large applications.

Programming in Visual FoxPro: Describes how understanding object-oriented programming techniques and the event-driven model can maximize your programming productivity and enable you to access the full power of Visual FoxPro.

Language Reference: Contains descriptions of language elements in Visual FoxPro.

Development Productivity Tools: Describes Visual FoxPro developer tools that you can use for application development within the FoxPro application and the FoxPro language.