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20/02/2001 08:59:15
 
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Visual FoxPro
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00477432
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>Hello:
>
>I develop database centered applications (like accounting, point of sales, human resources, etc.) for small and mediums enterprises. In Windows I haven't problems because I've the best tool of the world for that type of development, I'm talking of Visual FoxPro.
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>But now, my customers are requesting apps that run on Linux.
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>The problem: I can't to find any tool in the Linux World with the power and flexibility that VFP has. I've tried with Python-wxPython-Boa Constructor but the productivity for the developer is very distant of the one which is obtained with VFP.
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>Also I've read some papers and made some test with a product named Omnis Studio (http://www.omnis-software.com) but seem very expensive, because each customer need to pay a runtime license. By other hand don't know if is powerful like VFP in aspects like Forms Generator, Report Generator, Database, Object Orientation, etc. Someone is working with Omnis? What can say me about the product?
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>Someone know some other tool with the features of VFP to develop multiplatform and web applications that run in Windows and Linux?.
>
>Thanks in Advance by Your help.

Java, JSP, EJB, J2EE, PHP, MySQL, Oracle. Learn them. Forget about VFP (or anything Microsoft) if you want multiplatform.
Jeff Trockman, MCP
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