On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Rick Schummer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> 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.
All I can comment on is the current situation. I've been using Xbase++ since 2006. In May 2006 version 1.9 was released, and apart from hotfixes this is still the latest version. Alaska has been promising a new version with new features (specifically SQL pass-through) for years. We put on hold developments waiting for the new version. In the end, we cut our losses (i.e. 20+ years of code) and redeveloped the app in C# + SQL Server. Our first installation was in December. -- Paul _______________________________________________ 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/cadwx0+j1jgt5nrvs-2xp2wicmx7s6wrhxjt7_yoavs_y2+o...@mail.gmail.com ** 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.
