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A programming shocker for 2007
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22/12/2006 12:19:31
Mike Sue-Ping
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
 
 
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So is it a learning thing? You know what they say, if it ain't broken, why fix it?

>Mike. I like/love VFP, but come on, need you ask? :)
>
>oh, I still do it when called to help.
>
>
>>Why didn't you just keep doing VFP?
>>
>>>It a small utility program with one screen. It has navigation buttons and the usual "Search", "Delete" "Add" and "Edit" buttons. The application checks for orphan records in our DBF tables.
>>>
>>>I'm not very experience in .NET. About a year ago he gave me a choice of either Oracle/SQ Server or .NET (or just keep doing VFP). Needless to say I went with Oracle PL/SQL and everything that it implies.
>>>
>>>Isn't .Net for VFP Developers an old book? is it still relevant?
>>>
>>>Thanks everyone.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Hello.
>>>>>This is actually a serious question.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was just told that I will start converting some of my VFP screens to .NET starting next year, which to me is a big task.
>>>>>
>>>>>I need to convert a "simple" VFP application, that is in production, by July of 2007 and demo it.
>>>>>
>>>>>If there are any expert .NETers logged in, I ask you, where do I start?
>>>>>
>>>>>Any suggestion for a starting point will be helpful.
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Depends on the type of app, your current .Net expertise and your needs.
>>>>
>>>>As a first (beginner type) book I would recommend .Net for VFP Developers by Kevin McNeish.
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