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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
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Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01635157
Message ID:
01635170
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101
Don't think so - VFP is not a 'Windows App' in that sense (e.g. does not use standard Windows input controls etc.)

>VFP app modules, probably not suitable, but a VFP Win32 exe might be (?).
>https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/porting/desktop-to-uwp-root
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>>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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