Re: stop my dbase4 addiction

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From: Cindy Winegarden (cindy.winegarden_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/09/04


Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 10:21:39 -0500

In news: KEe3c.28364$eo7.2091129@phobos.telenet-ops.be,
Jef Eekhoorn <jef.eekhoorn_n0_sp5m@pandora.be> wrote:
> Today I still use dbase4,....
> My dbase4 is still running fine in my DOS-box on Windows XP home.

> But I have to start to think to do the same in Access
> because I have to learn my collegues to do the same,
> and DBASE4 is outdated ( I agree ) ....

> If any knows what I mean,
> and understands what I should learn or read
> or what other windows program I should use ?

Hi Jef,

Have you considered using Visual FoxPro? I haven't used Dbase4 but much, if
not all, of your code will run in VFP without changes.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/

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Cindy Winegarden  MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
cindy.winegarden@mvps.org  www.cindywinegarden.com