I had also planned to move to Dabo using a back end mix of VFP and PostgreSQL. But soon after my focus shifted from providing End User applications to providing processing services. A number of my clients still use (and pay monthly fees for) my VFP7 and VFP9 based apps, and nothing seems to be out there that will displace me - largely due to my very low cost and high measurable results my clients see. But rather than chase down more End Users, or moving my VFP apps that are rock solid and effective into the Dabo/VFP/PostgreSQL world, I have fallen into some commercial processing opportunities where, as Jeff (kind of) says, my clients do not give a rat's ass what the heck I use to get the job done. So I stick with what has worked for years, and still does, in an environment where I get to control the (virtual) hardware, OS platform, configuration, etc. I could move to Python and PostgreSQL, but in my case it makes no sense to do so.
Yeah, Fox is not dead. Maybe it is a little wobbly on its feet with so many folks leaving it, but it still does a great job for me. Gil Gilbert M. Hale [email protected] 585-359-8085 - Office (Rolls To Cellular) 585-202-4341 - Cellular/Voice Mail Legal Advisory: I have had a security expert advise me to embed the following statement in all outgoing eMails. Please read it. The statement below pertains to any person receiving or reading this document, whether or not they are the intended recipient or have intercepted this information as a non-secured communication transmitted over the Internet. Be advised you are required to comply with the following statement: This email communication (and any attached file or files) is intended only for the recipient(s) listed above. If you are neither an intended recipient, or a person responsible for the delivery of this communication to the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any use, distribution or copying of the information in this communication is prohibited. The information transmitted in this email communication, and any attached file(s), may include confidential material protected by a privileged attorney/client relationship, may be an attorney work product, or may be work performed for a client that contains confidential information. Further, an attorney/client privilege includes CPA related work under the "Kovel Rule" and other similar State and/or Federal protections. If you have received this information in error please notify the sender immediately via return email, or at 585-359-8085 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Sorta - vfp 9 app in the news > > Please be kind to me... > > I roll my eyes every time I hear about FoxPro being dead. John has > taken a "dead" language and created something truly cutting edge, > useful > and marketable. VFP plays nice with all the modern technology. I use > VFP7 to interface with onboard computers and gps devices because it > works and my customers use my applications in business. They don't > care > what language I use it is the work the software does that matters. > > To make my point, just yesterday I discovered a company that has a > world > wide customer base with their software. Most of them are big companies > that all of you have heard of. There application is written in > Microsoft Access! > > Ha! > > Having said that, I am moving on with Dabo; but I still need to make a > living in the mean time. > > Jeff > > Jeff Johnson > [email protected] > SanDC, Inc. > 623-582-0323 > Fax 623-869-0675 > > > > Kurt Wendt wrote: > > > > And, its all especially enlightening after some recent threads about > VFP > > on its way out and other suggesting that people should go find new > > technology to work with - since VFP is dying. It still may be true > that > > its dying - but, you proved It Aint Dead YET! > > > > [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/051b01caba21$92e9bf80$b8bd3e...@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.
