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_StartUp

This system variable lets you specify a program to run when FoxPro starts up. You specify it in the CONFIG.FPW file.

Usage

_STARTUP = cProgram

This variable was added in FoxPro 2.6 to enable the Catalog Manager to be up and running when FoxPro opened. The specified program is run before a command specified by COMMAND=.

Changes to _STARTUP once FoxPro is running don't have any automatic effects. But because this is a system variable that can't be cleared, it's another hook you can grab to use for your own purposes. See _ASSIST for ideas about how to use these hooks.

Example

* The next line would appear in CONFIG.FPW.
_STARTUP = MyStart.PRG

See Also

_Assist, Configuration Files, _Shell