Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-10 Thread Paul Hill
On 9 November 2012 22:42, MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: On 11/9/2012 5:31 PM, Paul Hill wrote: I'm pretty sure Home Premium has Aero. Unless you need to join a domain go for this. Home (not Premium) only supports 32 bit, not 64bit. Well,

Re: [ADMIN] Want to help?

2012-11-10 Thread Ed Leafe
On Nov 9, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com wrote: Ed's blown away his total No, I haven't - you guys have! I just checked this morning, and so far the total donated is $675. You all are incredible! Thank you all so much! Some people ask me why I still host

The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
Well - that argument has Once Again Reared its UGLY head today for me. Here I was, talking to a buddy of mine - and he knows these people that needed a database system built for some kind of shipping container tracking. My buddy had asked me a number of times over the past 6 months about

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Thierry Nivelet
1/ PC/desktop itself is old tech, better pick a simple and cheap one rather than an expensive one 2/ M$ is an ailing giant 3/ no other desktop tech around - all web 4/ when it comes to web, GUI only matters; as HTML/CSS/JS are standard, all techs are alike 5/ VFP license + dev time is cheaper

Re: Memo field repair

2012-11-10 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/10/2012 1:33 PM, Ted Roche wrote: We grabbed a copy of one client's data today and an attempt to PACK the DBF resulted in Missing or invalid memo error. We downloaded a second copy to confirm it's the data and not a bad copy. What's the current guidance on memo field repair? When I

Re: [ADMIN] Want to help?

2012-11-10 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/10/2012 9:31 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: On Nov 9, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com wrote: Ed's blown away his total No, I haven't - you guys have! I just checked this morning, and so far the total donated is $675. You all are incredible! Thank you all so much!

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/10/2012 2:13 PM, Thierry Nivelet wrote: 1/ PC/desktop itself is old tech, better pick a simple and cheap one rather than an expensive one 2/ M$ is an ailing giant 3/ no other desktop tech around - all web 4/ when it comes to web, GUI only matters; as HTML/CSS/JS are standard, all techs

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Ted Roche
VFP is old tech -- it's true! It's MATURE! - there's not a lot of stuff you need that's not already in there. It's STABLE! - unlike DotNet that is constantly churning the right way to do things VFP has established Best Practices. Your investment isn't going to get broken by a patch or a new

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Paul Hill
On 10 November 2012 20:13, Ted Roche tedro...@gmail.com wrote: VFP is old tech -- it's true! It's MATURE! - there's not a lot of stuff you need that's not already in there. It's STABLE! - unlike DotNet that is constantly churning the right way to do things VFP has established Best

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-10 Thread Dan Covill
On 11/09/12 16:37, Tracy Pearson wrote: So you do that for you're compiled exe. Not in the IDE? Just clarifying. (We're talking about setting _screen.Themes = .F.) I haven't had any problems during development, probably because I don't use Windows themes to pick odd color sets. We did have

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
Hey Thierry, Thank you very much for your input. I shall definitely consider some of what you wrote as some of my arguments for doing the project in VFP! -K- On 11/10/2012 2:13 PM, Thierry Nivelet wrote: 1/ PC/desktop itself is old tech, better pick a simple and cheap one rather than an

Re: Memo field repair

2012-11-10 Thread Dan Covill
On 11/10/12 10:33, Ted Roche wrote: What's the current guidance on memo field repair? Doesn't Doug Hennig's Stonefield Toolkit have some Memo field repair functions in it? Dan ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
Hey Mike, Thanks for the input. I shall try and consider SQL as a backend for the system. Especially since I know so many people here on this mailing list has done Exactly that - using SQL. However, to be truthful - I have very little experience with doing something like that. Also, I've done

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
Hey Ted - thanks SO Much for all that info - and I will definitely read that link you gave at the bottom of your posting. Its also making me think that I may try and have my buddy put me in touch with his associates by E-mail, and then I can outline the arguments to this guy that way - as it

Re: The - VFP is Old Tech Complaint...

2012-11-10 Thread Thierry Nivelet
Frankly, Mike, DBFs living n a web server are as reliable as any other DB tech Thierry Nivelet http://foxincloud.com/ Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud Le 10 nov. 2012 à 20:59, MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com a écrit : On 11/10/2012 2:13 PM,

Re: [ADMIN] Want to help?

2012-11-10 Thread Ed Leafe
On Nov 10, 2012, at 1:58 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: When's the deadline? I tried the other day and it rejected my bank card. I just changed my address so I'm told that it should be worked out (the security validation stuff in sync) by

Re: Looking for VFP Work...

2012-11-10 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
Hey there Matt, Thanks for your suggestions. As previously mentioned - I previously taught at Pratt FIT. The one thing I know about colleges - is that developing a new course then making it available to students to register into - its generally a LONG and Drawn out process - as that tends to

Re: [ADMIN] Want to help?

2012-11-10 Thread Ken Dibble
Today, though, I am asking for money, but not for me. It's for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. Done. Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox

RE: [OT] Florida's voting system sucks

2012-11-10 Thread geoff
in any other democratic country there would be outrage at such events. people would lose their jobs and some would be jailed. But in USA - supposed bastion of electoral democracy - such incompetence and fraud are just another day in the land of the sorta-free. -Original Message- From: