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As the title says: don't panic! Please read on and try the
examples.
This section provides a tutorial on using Object Orientation
(OO) with Clip-4-Win. The aim is to show some examples of
Windows programs, explaining why they're written the way they
are, and how to write your own.
Since many Clipper users know very little about OO, this
section starts with an introduction, covering quite a lot of
terminology. Read it quickly the first time, if you like, so
you can get to some code.
To appreciate OO, and how to use it, it's useful to cover
everything from concepts to concrete examples. This section
covers the ground pretty quickly - if you want to know a lot
more get some books and/or go on some training courses!
Despite the above, you don't have to write OO apps using Clip-4-Win.
The way Clip-4-Win is structured is that all the functions needed
form the bottom layer, in the library CLIP4WIN.LIB. The next layer
is a layer that lets you create classes. You can use the included
class creation facility, TopClass, or one of the popular add-ons,
such as Class(y) or HighClass. These all have their own library
files, e.g. TOPCLASS.LIB. The supplied Clip-4-Win Application
Classes form another layer above TopClass. These classes are in
the C4WCLASS.LIB file.
The sources of the Application Classes are supplied so that
you can see how they work, and use them to make new classes
for use with Clip-4-Win, if you wish. They're in the Clip-4-Win
directory SOURCE\OO\CLASSES.
Note: OO is used for "Object Orientation" and also for "Object
Oriented".
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