How to Create a Wallpaper Effect in Visual FoxPro (130408)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q130408

SUMMARY

In Visual FoxPro, you can easily create a "wallpaper" effect by having a bitmap tiled through a user-defined window or the Visual FoxPro desktop.

MORE INFORMATION

How to Wallpaper a Desktop or Window

To wallpaper the desktop, issue this command: 
   _SCREEN.PICTURE = <bitmap file name>
To wallpaper a user-defined window, issue commands similar to these: 
   DEFINE WINDOW x FROM 1,1 TO 10,10 FILL FILE <bitmap file name>
   ACTIVATE WINDOW x
To wallpaper a form or page within a form, use the picture property: 
   ThisForm.Picture = <bitmap file name>
   ThisForm.PageFrame1.Page1.Picture = <bitmap file name>

How to Clear the Wallpaper Pattern

To clear the wallpaper from the desktop, issue these commands: 
   _SCREEN.PICTURE = ""
   CLEAR
A wallpaper pattern cannot be cleared from a user-defined window.

To clear the wallpaper from a form or page, set the picture property to a null character string: 
   ThisForm.Picture = ""
   ThisForm.PageFrame1.Page1 = ""
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/11/2000
Keywords:kbcode KB130408
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