Robert,
The Foxshare mailing list is one where you ask your questions, and have them
answered, by e-mail. Unlike The Universal Thread you simply send an e-mail
and everyone on the mailing list receives your e-mail. Then whoever wants
to respond does so.
One of the good things about it is that Robert Green, Microsoft's
Visual FoxPro Product Development Manager, is on it and participates
actively.
I personally think the best technical gurus are on The Universal Thread
but there are a few good ones on the Foxshare list.
One word of warning, if you subscribe be prepared to get at least 30-50
e-mails a day from it. For this reason I use a completely different
e-mail address for the Foxshare List from my regular e-mail address.
Here is the info you require :
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>>Thanks Robert,
>>
>>I subscribe to the Foxshare mailing list and have seen some nightmarish
>>problems with VFP6 described there, so I thought I'd ask what the
>>people on UT thought.
>>
>>Michel.
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>>>>Hello all,
>>>>
>>>>I have heard many comments, and statement from Robert Green's
>>>>programmers, that VFP6 is more "stable" than VFP5a. I have not yet
>>>>migrated to VFP6 so would be extremely interested in knowing from
>>>>those out there who have gone to VFP6 whether :
>>>>
>>>>a) VFP6 is indeed more stable than VFP5a ?
>>>>
>>>>b) If it is, in what specific aspects is it ?
>>>>
>>>>c) What "stability problems" were you experiencing with VFP5a
>>>> or earlier ?
>>>>
>>>>Much Thanks.
>>>>Michel Creppy.
>>>
>>>I went (prematurely) directly to VFP6. I don't think its as stable as 5, though not bad either. MS has announced SP1 for Visual Studio due out at the end of October. I'd wait till after that ships, if I had to do it again.
>>>Do a search for 000005 errors and you'll see some of the problems in 6.
>>>
>>>
>>>Robert
>
>Michel,
>
>What is the Foxshare mailing list? I'd like to be added to it.
>Robert
