Hi Folk Re Christof's Guineu I have a client who needed a very simple data entry screen for stock taking purposes. His "device" is a PDA with barcode reader built in. Christoff's example program, with very little modification, is all I needed to make it work exactly as per client requirements. Once I got my head around installing the MSI on the PDA, it was so simple I could barely believe it. I loaded the foxpro app on a 512 flashcard. The data generated is stored on this card so that data exchange is real simple. This could also easily be done by any number of other means, including Terminal Server, and Email attachments.
I know Guineu is Beta, but I think it's only when you start pushing some of the functionality that this could become a problem. I think/hope it is going to give me lots of other opportunities, and from what I've seen so far, I'll be the 1st to PAY for the released product. Sytze On 8/30/07, Dave Crozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stan, > As Whil says look at Christof's "work in progress" which will hopefully > blossom into a product. > > However, this is not at a releasable state just yet from what I can see so > I'm afraid that you will have to get involved in PDA programming. I have the > same situation here at work and earlier in the year developed a stock > control application which fires out inventory data back to the VFP system. > This took about 2 days to finish off on C# including the learning curve. > > Not difficult to learn once you get the hang of the .NET compact framework. > The most difficult problem you will have is actually the data transfer > because there are many ways of doing it. We solved the problem by dumping > out data to the PDA storage card in XML and simply loaded it into a VFP > cursor on the host as it was not only quicker but much more reliable as > wireless apps are NOT the fastest things on earth when put on the PDA! > > Another option you have is to run a TS (Terminal Services) session on the > PDA and do all your apps development on the host in VFP - just use a > suitably small screen area - however once again you have to be really sure > of your wireless capability/speed. > > If you want any help just email me or post a question. > > Dave Crozier > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Stan Gilbertson > Sent: 29 August 2007 17:36 > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: Help > > I have a project to write a program for some type of wireless phone/pda, > where their will be a file down loaded (small) and about 10 question for > each record with about 5 or 6 chooses , then the file response will be moved > back to the host app. > > Are there any phone/pda's that FoxPro will run on. > > I would hate to have to get and learn a new language and the long team > support for a small program. > > > > > > Stanley Gilbertson > "Just when I learned all the answers, they changed all the questions." > -Gertrude Stein > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.10/977 - Release Date: 8/28/2007 > 4:29 PM > > > > [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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
