Check out
http://spiceworks.comIt's completely free. Not open source, not a trial, just free. It's free because there is embedded advertising. But it's really powerful.
It's not VFP.
>>I'm looking for an inexpensive (as usual, free is best) application that can track IT inventory assets such as computers, printers, and other network devices. I'd like to have this application in VFP if possible for flexibility and source code would be ideal. Network scanning would also be a huge benefit. Any chance someone know the availability of something like this that uses a VFP platform?
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>I've written a stock control app in VFP - operates on the principle that everything is barcoded - althought the system has facility to print barcodes which can be attached to stock
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>Operates with wireless scanners, each scanner being linked to a workstation or virtual machine, the system, talks to the operator to confirm what has been scanned
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>I don't provide free software but would provide it with operating notes for $250
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>Colin