Hi all:
I have been supporting, for ten years or so, a VFP6 application that I
developed for a company. They are looking to upgrade their machines to Win7
and have been having trouble getting the VFP6 application to install. I
have not yet had a chance to test this out on my own, but I suspect that the
issue could quickly be resolved by using the Win XPmode procedure discussed
elsewhere.
Before I knew about that option, I suggested to them that upgrading to
VFP9 might be the way to go to resolve these issues. However, that was a
mistake, as they discovered that -- gasp! -- Microsoft has discontinued
development of VFP.
So, NOW they're asking me if I would recommend that they stay with VFP
or if they should move to something else that will be supported in the
future.
Now, I could easily (well, not EASILY, but you all know what I mean)
begin rewriting this application for something else, such as a VB/SQL
combination, but frankly, that's gonna get ugly fast. The VFP app is solid
and has been working well for them for a long time. I suspect that they
could make the minor investment for me to move the app from VFP6 to VFP9
much more easily than they could move to an entirely new look-and-feel
application with an entirely new back-end database that's not integrated
into the development language.
But, is that the PROPER answer to give them?
I'd really enjoy hearing comments on all sides of these questions...
that is, if you all don't mind chiming in. The best VFP minds in the world
comprise this audience, and it would be quite beneficial for me to read
various thoughts on this topic.
Thanks in advance!
Jon
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