>I have a desktop VFP application written in VFP 6.0 that a client has requested be transformed into a web application. The app is a glass (window) unit ordering system with a complex database of parts and options. The user's options change with each selection they make so the app requeries the database to present the user's next options based on the user's last selection.
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>Although I am a seasoned VFP developer and can learn any new development language quickly, I have no web experience and need to know where to start. How do I port a desktop application to the web? Is there a way to 'scrape' the GUI from VFP into a webpage or does it need to be rewritten in HTML? What tools would be the best to use to accomplish this? How does it all work???? Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!!
One thing to consider is do you really need a true Web application, or do you just want certain users to be able to use your app "online"? If the latter, you could consider something like Microsoft Terminal Services or Citrix. Both have clients that can be hosted in a browser, and you don't have to re-write your app at all.
Regards. Al
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