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Title: Help for FF_Functions
Post by: Christian Weilguny on June 28, 2010, 06:51:02 AM
Hi,

some months before I bought FF3 I had installed a demo from FF2.9.
There was an own Helpfile for the FireFly-Functions. This was great!
In FF3 I'm missing this file.

Christian
Title: Re: Help for FF_Functions
Post by: Rolf Brandt on June 28, 2010, 09:10:29 AM
I have added the FF2.9 functions helpfile to the tools menu, for there is some helpful information in it.

(This is of course not the answer you were looking for.)  ;)
Title: Re: Help for FF_Functions
Post by: Paul Squires on June 28, 2010, 09:11:06 AM
There is no dedicated help file for the functions. The "help" is built into the Library itself under the "Description" tab.
Title: Re: Help for FF_Functions
Post by: Martin Francom on July 02, 2010, 03:05:37 AM
I have often wished that the Libraries Description would also have an example to show the syntax of the function more clearly.   For instance:


   Gets the Check State Of a CheckBox Of a ListView item

   hWndControl:  Handle Of Control (e.g. HWND_FORM1_LISTVIEW1)   
   iRow:         The zero-based row To retrieve.

   Returns:     %TRUE If checked Or %FALSE If unchecked


add an example:

     Example:       rc = FF_ListView_GetCheckState (HWND_FORM1_LISTVIEW1)


For a someone new this might add the clarity they need. Plus it would make it easier to cut and paste.  Example code for each function would be a big help to new users, IMO.

Another feature I would like  to have would be to be able to highlight a FF function and press F1 to go directly to the information about that function in the function library.
Title: Re: Help for FF_Functions
Post by: Robert Eaton on July 02, 2010, 08:31:01 AM
Quote from: Marty Francom on July 02, 2010, 03:05:37 AM
I have often wished that the Libraries Description would also have an example to show the syntax of the function more clearly. 

I agree, that would be helpful.
Ever use a little program called API-Guide? http://allapi.mentalis.org/agnet/apiguide.shtml (http://allapi.mentalis.org/agnet/apiguide.shtml) No longer being updated but it has lots of VB examples that are still very useful.