Rick Do you know if the file size has been or plan to be increased in xbase++ Jerry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thierry Nivelet Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 9:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2012 Excellent point, Rick. I wish i could some day read the same regarding FoxInCloud and the ability to run an existing VFP code asset (application) on the web/cloud without rewrite and/or learning web technology. A kid may be too new on the block? Thierry Nivelet http://foxincloud.com/ Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud Le 8 mars 2012 à 15:58, "Rick Schummer" <[email protected]> a écrit : >>> They seem to be targeting VFP people now, which surprises me as Xbase++ is nowhere near as complete as VFP (no report > engine, no > inline sql or views, poor designer/development tools, poor sql passthrough, limited visual controls, ...).<< > > Alaska Software is working on a transpiler to cover the entire Visual FoxPro language as well as forms, reports, > classes, etc. They have quite a bit done and are working hard to ensure the Visual FoxPro language continues on despite > Microsoft. They have a roadmap so you can understand their intent. Community Technology Preview (CTP) bits are available > too. I also know the folks at Alaska are smart people and their intentions and efforts to date seem focused on the end > goal. They also get community and how it works. They also have experience doing this with the Clipper community. > > There are several companies who are trying to get VFP developers attention right now. Alaska is in the group leading the > pack and are doing it in a very visible way. The big advantage they have: developers don't have to throw everything away > to learn a new language. All your source, experience and hard won knowledge carries forward to the new world. It is a > compelling proposition and I hope they succeed in a big way. > > Rick > White Light Computing, Inc. > > www.whitelightcomputing.com > www.swfox.net > www.rickschummer.com > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/A915D858B3124D6199D9FF6AADC59F19@jerryfootePC ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
