This tutorial builds a sample application in three stages. Each stage of the application is stored in a pair of FOCEXEC and WINFORMS files (named VIDTAPE1, VIDTAPE2, and VIDTAPE3) that are supplied with FOCUS.

There are two ways to use this quick-start tutorial:

• Follow the tutorial's steps, entering the code for each step into a FOCEXEC using an editor such as TED. When the instructions tell you to run the application, run the version that you coded.

  To follow the tutorial this way, you must create your own set of application files:

  1. Choose a name for the application (for example, TUTOR).
  2. Create a new FOCEXEC file using your personal application name and append the number 1 to the name (for example, TUTOR1). You enter code into this file during the tutorial.
  3. Copy the three VIDTAPE# WINFORMS files that are supplied with FOCUS and rename the copies with your new application name (for example, TUTOR1, TUTOR2, and TUTOR3).

• Follow the steps of the tutorial without entering any code. When the instructions tell you to run the application, run the version that is supplied with FOCUS.