Linux Application Development For The Enterprise (Charles River Media Programming)

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F1 key, 54

F2 key, 72, 84, 129

F3 key, 84

F4 key, 71, 84, 148

F5 key, 76, 80, 81, 84, 161, 224

F6 key, 78, 84

F7 key, 84

F8 key, 84

F9 key, 84

False property, 20

field elements, 363

Field object, 649, 657-58, 825

Field Settings command, 695, 696, 699, 700

FieldInfo parameter, 291

fields, 92-95

data, 96, 657-59

defining relations between, 634

what they are, 571

working with, 363, 364-65

normal, 363-64

passing of, 100-102

Fields object, 825

Fields recordset property, 667

file handles, 278

File Name setting, 653

file names , obtaining, 221

File object, 176, 273-74, 826

file server database systems, 571

File System Objects (FSO), 267-69, 301

FileGet External DataImport command, 644

FileNew command, 30

FileNewMicrosoft Datalink file, 653

FilePage Setup command, 28

FilePrint Preview command, 28

FileProtect Sheet command, 28

FileSave as command, 29

FileSave As command, 643

FileSave command, 22, 639

FileAttribute constants, 176

FileDateTime command, 304

FileDialog object, 285

in Excel 2002, 49

methods and properties, 826

FileDialogFilter object, 826

FileDialogFilters object, 826

FileDialogSelectedItems object, 827

FileExists method, 275, 301

FileLen command, 304

Filename parameter, 290

files. See also binary files; text files

commands for managing, 304

copying, 274

creating, 274

deleting, 274

moving, 274

properties of, 273-74, 302

selecting, 390-91

sharing, 56

Files object, 827

Files property, 273, 302

file-selection dialog, 49

FileSystem property, 269, 302

FileSystemObject object, 268-69, 827

FillFormat object, 560, 827

fill-in function, 27

filter criteria, 633 , 636

Filter function, 237

Filter methods, 590

Filter object, 590, 827

Filter recordset property, 667

filtering data, 582-88

advanced filters, 585-88

autofilters, 583-85

filtering form, 590

filters, equipping database with, 19

Filters object, 828

final dialog, 629

Find method, 49, 200, 589, 660, 667

Find Next command, 579

Find Prev command, 579

FindControl method, 471

FindFormat property, 49, 200

FindNext method, 589

FindPrevious method, 589

Fix function, 233, 244

floating point numbers , 248

Floor object, 530, 536, 538, 828

Fm20.dll object library, 131, 132

Folder object, 272-73, 828

FolderExists method, 275, 301

folders

accessing, 283-84

changing, 271

commands for managing, 304

copying, 274

creating, 274

current, 271

deleting, 274

in Excel 2000, 52

incoming, generating test files for, 684-85

moving, 274

properties of, 272-73, 302

temporary folder, 271-72

Folders object, 828

Font class, 61

Font object, 32, 207, 828

Font property, 20, 195

fonts

on buttons , 20

cells , 208

internal representation of, 853

specifying, 73

footers, in smart forms, 503

For EachNext, 117-18

For loops , 117, 641

ForAppending setting, 276

ForEach loops, 104, 137, 166

ForeColor property, 20, 563

foreign-language VBA code, 4

form editor

building new controls, 406

copying tools, 403

setting access key, 403

setting properties, 402

setting tab order, 403-4

setting visual appearance, 404

sizing and positioning controls, 402

using ActiveX controls, 404-5

form letter, in Microsoft Word (example), 591-94

format functions, 242-43, 246

FormatAutoformat command, 697

FormatCells command, 198

FormatCellsBorder command, 209

FormatCellsProtection command, 319-20

FormatConditional Formatting command, 56

FormatCondition object, 56, 313, 502, 829

FormatConditions object, 829

FormatCurrency function, 239, 243, 246

FormatDateTime function, 243, 252-53, 266

FormatNumber function, 243, 246

FormatPercent function, 243, 246

formatting options, 501-2

FormDateInput form, 556

FormDateInput module, 548

forms, 8, 68. See also dialogs; smart forms

avoiding termination via Close box, 436-37

cascades, 449-50

chains of, 450-51

closing, 435

controls as components of, 398-99

definition of, 387

designing, macros for, 41

displaying, 434

dynamic, 451-53

in Excel 2000, 53

multipage, 424-29

positioning, 435

programming techniques

numerical input, 447-48

reciprocal calling, 449-51

user -defined

changes since Excel 97, 396

creating new, 398

event procedures, 400-401

form editor, 402-6

hierarchy, 800

invoking, 401-2

naming, 399

OK and Cancel buttons, 400

overview, 395

testing, 399

visual appearance, 404

UserForm object for representing, 434-37

Forms library. See MS Forms library

Formula property, 186, 194-95, 201, 591, 717

FormulaHidden attribute, 319-20

FormulaHidden property, 320, 326

FormulaLocal property, 194

FormulaR1C1 property, 554

FormulaR1C1Local property, 194

formulas

for calculating discounts , 510-11

matrix, 311-12

Formulas setting, 583

FormulasCalculated Field command, 717

ForNext, 115-17

ForWriting setting, 276

fractional part, of numbers, 234

Frame object, 829

frames , collecting controls within, 422-23

FreeFile function, 278, 279

FreeFormBuilder object, 829

FreeSpace property, 269, 302

freestanding applications. See applications, freestanding

FreezePanes property, 218

frequency distribution example, 598

FROM query, 663

FROM table1 SQL command, 668

FROM table2 SQL command, 668

FSO (File System Objects), 267-69, 301

FSO library, 53

FullName property, 217

func function, 97-98, 99

function assistant. See InsertFunction form

Function name() keyword, 97

Function Name instruction, 77

Function property, 729

functions, 97

data type of value returned by, 99

for dates and times, 250-54

exponential, 234

logarithmic , 234

system, 755

transformation, 241-43, 245-46

trigonometric, 234

user-defined

in add-ins, 309, 734-35

advantages, 306

called with cell range, 310

categories, 308

defining, 306-7

Discount function, 306-7

error checking, 311

in Excel 97, 56

matrix, 311-12

in other worksheets, 309

problems with, 313-14

set as volatile, 313

in Share.xlt, 522-23

for working with character strings, 236

worksheet, 232, 266