We're pleased to announce that Rick Strahl will be speaking at LA Fox this month. His topic will be Building a Web Application with Web Connection 5.0.

We meet at 7:30 for the main event. Please see http://www.lafox.org for directions and further information. Here's the details on Rick's topic:

Web Connection 5.0 introduces a new programming model that uses a control based metaphor that is closer to a desktop development model. The model is similar to and compatible with ASP.NET syntax, but uses pure FoxPro code for your user code and the framework that implements it. With the new version you can use Visual Studio .NET or the free Visual Web Developer designers to visually lay out your pages and assign properties using the VS.NET property sheets. But all logic and code hooked up use pure Visual FoxPro PRG based classes inside the Visual FoxPro IDE. In this session, Rick Strahl, author of Web Connection, will take you through creating a small application from scratch using the new Web Control Framework. We'll look at creating a new project, configuring Visual Studio, creating a few simple pages that demonstrate key usability concepts and enhancements, and then build a small data driven application that allows browsing, displaying, adding and updating of data. You'll see key concepts like automatic state management, databinding for both lists/grids and single controls, error display management, hooking up business logic, creating resuable User Controls and more. In the process you'll learn how Web Connection 5.0 works using pure Visual FoxPro code to create sophisticated Web applications that are easier to build and maintain and are more flexible than what was possible with previous versions. Don't miss this chance to see Web Connection 5.0 for one of the first times in a public meeting.


If you have any further questions, feel free to email me at bill@lafox.org. See you there!