That is awesome, Kurt! I am continually amazed at what it (AI, Claude, etc.) can do. I do not write Visual FoxPro regularly, so I usually get a request every 1-6 months, and I need to do a refresher each time. A couple of years ago, when I tried to ask ChatGPT questions about FoxPro, I'd get this crazy mashup of FoxPro and .NET. Now I usually get really good results. I'm going to share my experiences at VFF in October, but I am hoping to learn as much from everybody else too! -Jeff
On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM Eric Selje <[email protected]> wrote: > Kurt, I love reading this and also Ed's use of Claude to learn the new > tools. Gotta keep those brains elastic! > > Eric > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM Kurt Wendt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As many of you know - I have been DEEPLY involved with using AI for > Coding > > Efforts - largely for conversions from FoxPro to C#. But, also - for some > > FoxPro code updates - and even using Claude to help me solve code > problems > > - even at times data problems. > > > > Yes - it's been a while since I last posted... > > > > Yes - it's been INSANELY Quiet the last few months here on the ProFox > > List... > > > > But, something fun occurred today - that I felt I really wanted to chat > > here about! > > > > First - as you folks probably already know - the CEO of the co. where I > > work - agreed to get an Annual Claude AI Subscrip for me and my Manager - > > after I did the initial testing to prove how Claude could be Helpful. > > > > Since then - I have been plowing thru things with Claude... > > > > Then - a couple weeks ago - my manager sent an email to my programming > > co-worker, as in, the CEO approved for him to get Claude. Although - at > the > > time - my co-worker was in Thailand on vacation. So - he got back > mid-last > > week, and saw the email. Then - like 2 days ago - he got his subscription > > to Claude. I had some Serious chats with him - then also discussed a LOT > > about how I work with Claude - what I feed him - to do the Screen > > conversions. And, he started using Claude to finish the Dev work on a > Very > > complicated C# screen. He was Immediately getting BLOWN Away by what > Claude > > could do. And - yeah - he is using Claude Code & the Desktop App - so it > > can Directly Read and Manipulate code. > > > > Well, today - I got back to work on this one screen conversion for Cust > > Order Maint. I previously did the project prep work - Flattened the > FoxPro > > screen code - had Claude read it - find all the DBF's - update a FoxPro > > program to open them all - then list out ALL DBF files to a status file - > > DBF and each Index (List Status) - and all structures (yeah - separate > > commands). > > > > And, I already gave Claude my documentation for the Vision Process - > where > > it can SEE what it produces via a C# screen - to understand the FoxPro > > screen layout - and convert it into a Viable C# screen. > > > > So - based upon Everything I gave it - I said - here is the Flattened > > FoxPro code for the screen. Produce the XAML code - and Bare min. C# code > > behind - just enough so it can run! Claude did it. And, before I ran it > for > > the VERY First time - I brought up the actual FoxPro screen, via our > system > > - with an actual data record - and have that window on my 2nd screen. I > > told my co-worker to come over - I wanted to show him something - I said > - > > Claude just created the screen with what I gave him - I am about to Run > > that new screen! > > > > It worked - Screen layout was VERY Close to the FoxPro screen layout - > > which was running on my second monitor. The new screen also has ALL our > > Standard C# control Styles applied! > > > > He was BLOWN AWAY! He was like - WOW - that right there would have taken > me > > TWO Weeks to develop in C# - and, we are talking Just laying out the > > Controls - NO Date wiring involved yet! > > > > So - Bottomline - it was SUPER FUN to watch his shock at what I showed > > him!!! > > > > OK folks - Carry On... > > > > -Kurt > > _______________________________________________ > > Post Messages to: [email protected] > > Subscription Maintenance: > > https://lists.leafe.com/postorius/lists/profox.leafe.com/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > OT-free version of this list: > > https://lists.leafe.com/postorius/lists/profoxtech.leafe.com/ > > Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives > > This message: > > > https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/CAAMUSVg0ZWoEbjw=dt_7xskbusngewghaguh25vmsnsdsnj...@mail.gmail.com > > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of > > the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. 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