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Why not Visual Basic?
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Visual FoxPro
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>I am a FoxPro 2.6 programmer. I realize that I must move to a new technology, and at first VFP seemed to be the obvious choice. But after further research, I realized that it means learning what is essentially a new language and a new way of doing things.
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>If I am to go to all of the touble of learning a new platform, why not switch to a RAD language that is more commonly used like Visual Basic? In the bargain I will be learning the same language used for other popular products like Word, Access, and Excel.
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>Does Visual Foxpro still make sense?

I think that VFP makes really good sense. Also in case of learning VFP you will be learning the real OOP language, not just how to create an address the objects and then copy and paste them over and over again.

Nick
Nick Neklioudov
Universal Thread Consultant
3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison
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