Visual Prolog Universal Explorer

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This sample demonstrates how to use VIP Studio objects to build any Explorer-style applications. This applications allows you to explore:

1. Drives and Directories

2. ODBC Data Sources

3. HTML Structures (TBA)

4. FTP and WEB Sites (TBA)

1. Create window with custom control explorer_class

(click here to download VIP 5.2 source code - 98Kb)

How to use VIP Explroer Object inside your application:

VIP Explorer is pure Visual Prolog Application and doesn't use any custom controls and other objects.

2. Include support Objects:
System Object,
Split Bar Object,
Panel Object,
Grid Object,
Catalog Object,
Split bar Object,
Database Access Object

3. Add support code into window:e_create event:

 

win_visual_prolog_explorer_eh(_Win,e_Create(_),0):-!,
    get_initial_tree(_Win,BROWSELIST_ITEM),
    SystemObject = system_object::new(_Win),
    VIP_EXPLORER_DATA =
            vip_data(BROWSELIST_ITEM,
             property_callback,
             catalog_action_callback,
             grid_callback_handler),
    save_explorer_parameters(_Win,
             VIP_EXPLORER_DATA),

4. Write your callback functions for catalog view, data grid and property