Re: Conversion of Foxpro 2 Source to Latest Version of Foxpro or VB.Ne

From: TonySper (tsperduti_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:51:10 -0500

Jeff,
I have been using Dbase, FoxBASE, FP dos, FPW, VFP3, VPF6, and now
VFP8. I have a large program out there that has over 600 users that
was originally developed with DOS converted to FPW2.6 updated to VFP3,
then VFP6, and now VFP8. Yes I had some problems converting them but
nothing that could not be overcome. Little things like the lines that
were on FPW screens, (now forms) would not convert. Kept giving me
errors, the databases had to be updated but then the program did that
by just asking me if I wanted to convert. The reports were the hard
ones as I had to rewrite them. The reports also set up the reports
with the printer that you are using and that gave me some problems. I
had to write a program to go through the report database and remove
all the references to the printers. The old screens give me a bad time
once in a while when I add an object that has to be updated I have to
remember to go into the load part of the form and add another this
variable update line. When I converted the screens to forms I removed
the spx files that were on the old screens and went through the
program were it opened the screens to opening the forms. When the
screens get converted to form it generates extra file with a 2x after
them that I went through and removed also. The one big problem I had
was when I went to VFP8 and when a user put the mouse over the form it
went AWOL and then came back. Users in this group helped me out and
told me it was the Themes. I just shut off the themes and cured that
problem.

All in all I sometimes wished that I bit the bullet and updated the
screens instead of converting them and maybe someday I will. I am old
fashion and hate to do new things, (still fighting OOPS), but I will
stick with VFP as my learning curve of other programs is well below
what I know with VFP. I know I only use about 50% of what is their but
am happy with it as I can do most anything I want with it. Not the
purist of programmers but get it done with the help of these good
people on this news group.
TonySper

"Jeff Quibell" <Jeff Quibell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:48D45A88-4683-4F04-B126-8DAAF2AF2DE8@microsoft.com...
I have a client that wants a Foxpro 2 application updated to the
latest
version of the language or VB.Net. They have the source code. Any
suggestions on how best to proceed?

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