I've found the move from VFP to REAL Studio by REAL Software, Inc. to be very natural. It only takes a day to start feeling comfortable.
REAL Studio is a cross-platform, strict typed language that allows you to build desktop, console, and (new!) web applications. RS uses a variation of the Basic language which is a cousin to the VFP language. The differences are minimal. REAL Studio natively has access to SQLite tables (similar to DBF for VFP) and can access additional databases through a 'plugin' system: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLServer, and others via the ODBC plugin. REAL Studio is a 'closed source' solution, but REAL Software has been around for over 10 years now, and paying someone for software isn't something that bothers me. Only when they cancel the software that I've been buying and making a living at. REAL Software only makes REAL Studio so there isn't much risk that they'd cancel the product. I don't know of any REAL Studio users groups in New York, but there is a REAL Studio conference in Atlanta this weekend. http://arbpmembers.org/real-studio-summit-2011 Here's an example program and I think as a VFP developer you can easily determine read what the program is doing. // A comment that this is the beginning of the method. DIM oNow AS NEW DATE // I've just created a date object! // Notice how I can declare a var & assign a value at one time. Nice. DIM cMessage AS String = "" IF oNow.Hour < 13 THEN // In RS the 'THEN' is required. MsgBox "Good morning, the time is " + oNow.ShortTime ELSE MsgBox "Good afternoon, the time is " + oNow.ShortTime END // In RS it is 'END' or 'END IF', not ENDIF like VFP. // That's it. Almost looks like VFP! For more information, check http://www.realsoftware.com/ -Kevin CULLY Technologies, LLC On Thu, 2011-03-17 at 06:14 +0000, william tormey wrote: > Hi All: I am in Bronxville NY for 3 weeks starting April 13th. Having > just peeked through the mist and sighted land beyond my port project (C > and Clipper to VFP), I have begun to think of what language I should > learn considering I must start all over again, a for Internet and b for > off line applications relating to Dedicated Business Systems and > Process Control. > > If there is any gathering related to VPF and or the above query in the > greater New York area during my stay I should love to know of it. > > TIA > William Tormey, > American Microcomputers > Ireland > > [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/1300366659.2206.17.camel@cullytech ** 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.
