I apologise for asking VB questions here but I know some of the team have been dabbling with it and, as always, this seems the best place to get sensible answers.
I have been concerned for some time about using VFP for applications for clients. If I were to walk under a bus my clients would be left with applications that they couldn't get maintained easily due to the dearth of VFP programmers in UK so I have been looking at alternatives. I am playing with VB 2008 Express and finding relatively straightforward as it is so similar to VFP in many ways. I do have some fundamental questions though which I hope someone can answer - I've not been able to extract them from the MS sales verbiage! What is the difference between Standard and Professional Editions? Can I create standalone exes for royalty free distribution in a similar manner to VFP? What does the upgrade edition require - I have VFP 9 and Visual Studio 6, would they suffice? I know I can connect to an Access or SQL Server database - can I connect to a VFP or Postgre SQL database? Can I buy VB.Net as a standalone or must I buy the full Visual Studio? Can anyone recommend a suitable forum to ask other questions, ideally as friendly and helpful as Profox or Foxite? TIA John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 _______________________________________________ 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.
