>>>>I have a few questions:
>>>>I am a long time dos xbase programmer, and have been in VFP 3.0 for a few months. Does a compiler exist that is not VFP dependent. Like Clipper/Blinker in DOS. I think the EXE that are built are weak.
>>>>If I upgrade to 5.0 will I have to recode?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Bryan
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>>>What do you mean by "weak"? --- There is not another compiler.
>>>
>>>Craig
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>>clipper programmers will always think the vfp compiler is weak because it includes every function/procedure known to vfp if the code uses it or not...
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>Dave,
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>Clipper does this too.....it is the way xBase is....all that crap is needed in case some macro expansion wants it.
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>Craig

unless i'm forgetting something (and believe me, i try to), there are several separate libraries for clipper, and you have to tell it which libs to include in the executable.