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21/04/2016 11:35:27
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01635157
Message ID:
01635163
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101
Isn't that all about converting Windows applications to UWP ?
Since FoxPro is NOT a windows application I don't think it's relevant......

>Hi All,
>
>In 2015 Microsoft introduced the phrase 'Windows Desktop Apps' for PC-applications. This month they demonstrated the preview of the ‘Desktop App Converter’. The claim is that legacy apps can run without much adaptations inside a 'container'. Moreover, extensions can be built with the legacy platform, but also with newer platforms.
>
>I interpret this as the claim that, in time and gradually, we can build new modules and/or replace existing modules with another tool/language. Eventually the application might be totally VFP-free. However, esp. one question pops up:
>
>Modules (.app) in VFP are aware of the open tables/cursors, the public/private variables and the various SETtings. Will we be able to build a module with such a new tool/language that is also aware of open tables/cursors and variables??
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