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Foxpro never existed.
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From
16/10/2007 23:58:06
 
 
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16/10/2007 15:12:47
Dave Nantais
Light speed database solutions
Ontario, Canada
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01261330
Message ID:
01261404
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Dave, when I was with MS I was amazed at the stunning ignorance of the rest of the Dev Division on the status of FoxPro. The gaffe does not surprise me.

>not only is Foxpro no longer being improved ....
>it never existed....
>
>in fact Interdev gets better press :)
>
>when you click on the "learn more" for MS's flagship development platform Visual Studio...here is what you get....
>
>http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700830.aspx
>
>"The first release of Visual Studio in 1997 featured separate IDEs (that required their own installation) for Visual C++, Visual Basic, J++, and a tool known as InterDev. Visual Studio 6.0 was a dramatic improvement that marked the birth of Visual Basic 6 and embodied the idea of a set of unified services across all languages."
>
>to quote one of those fantastic four superhero guys....
>
>"flame on"
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05
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