>We had a developer leave recently and I need to compare files he was working on with those in our source control (Vault). Vault is not able to handle comparing binary files like the forms, reports, screens, etc. Is there a free or very inexpensive tool out there that will do this for Foxpro? I need to be able to see the differences between these files in an understandable way, meaning, not HEX and such.

You will need 2 programs:

Get the SCCTextX.prg from VFPX. This will convert your table based source files to text files (vcx, scx, frx, etc...)

- http://www.codeplex.com/VFPX/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=12955

Get a text file compare utility like fCompare or Beyond Compare:

- http://www.oneysoft.com/fcompare.htm
- http://www.scootersoftware.com/

Run scctextx.prg, passing it your vcx, scx, etc as the first parameter:

?SCCTextX("myclasslib.vcx")

If it returns zero it was successful and will have created a .VCA file in the same folder as your .VCX (or .SCA file for .SCX, etc....) You can then use your text compare tool to compare the text version of your binary file.