>>I'm looking for a FoxPro version to run on Linux.
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>>May be FoxPro 2.6?
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>>Thanks in advance.
>>Nik
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>so am I! Keep me informed! I actually wrote to a couple of linux sites asking the question and never got a reply...
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>Harry

Take a look at http://www.wgs.com/fsad.html
FlagShip 4.4 is a port of Clipper (compatible through 5.3) that has been expanded by combining technologies from Basic, C, C++, Perl,.... well, you can read the hype for yourself at that URL. It would compare to FP 2.6 in RAD appearance. Code generated in FS will port to 2.6 and visa-versa if you install the "FoxKit", which helps compatibility with some of the more esoteric FP commands. I didn't use it because I was looking for an event driven environment in Linux (I run SuSE 6.1).

IBM offers a free Linux version of their VisualAge Jave RAD tool. I downloaded it and it is impressive! Here at work I downloaded the Win95 version and both are identical. You wouldn't know which platform you are running if looking at the VA Java app provided your only clues. Because of the way VFP is being treated by MS our assessment of its long term prospects are dismal so we are looking for another development platform for our intranet. The boss has chosen Java. We can develop on an M$ or Linux platform without concern for the platform.

I also found some Java classes that mimicked the VFP environment to some extent. If you are interested drop me an email at JLKREPS@NAVIX.NET and I'll supply what info I have.

BTW, Michael, Linux needs a good, moderated, info server like UniversalThread to keep the script kiddies, debaters, zealots and political malcontents from trashing the message threads with useless posts. Have you considered opening up a Linux forum?