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VFP on Linux
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27/10/2007 05:05:00
Suhas Hegde
Dental Surgeon
Sirsi, India
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Title:
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01264039
Message ID:
01264491
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I believe VFP6 is fair game, but you should consult someone more qualified than me to verify it.

Bob

>>That language was added in VFP7
>
>So is there any bindings on VFP6 ?
>
>>
>>
>>>>Hi Tommy,
>>>>
>>>>>Where in the EULA does it state that you can't run the VFP EXE on a non-MS system (Linux)?
>>>>
>>>>Nowhere... But that doesn't get you very far, because of two other parts:
>>>>
>>>>you may (...) Copy and distribute the object code form of Distributable Code listed in REDIST.TXT files. (...) You may not (...) distribute any Distributable Code that runs on any platform other than the Windows platform"
>>>>
>>>>which makes it impossible to distribute the runtime libraries, as well as, images, the FoxPro Foundation Classes, etc. to Linux. Additionally, you cannot use VFP9.EXE to run the actual production application, not even on Windows:
>>>>
>>>>One user may install and use copies of the software to design, develop, test and demonstrate your programs.
>>>
>>>
>>>What abt VFP6
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