I didn't. One of the members on the Program Committee met the rep at a local MS function earlier this year and just asked.
>This is a great idea. How did you make a contact with the local Microsoft office?
>
>>In light of recent VFP 7 Developments, this meeting ought to be quite enlightening.
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>>The meeting will be at the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Dallas at 7pm, Thursday March 1st. Check our website at
http://www.dfwfpug.org for a map if you're not familiar with the area. This is a highly secured building and finding it is not easy. If you are interested in attending, contact me via e-mail with a voice phone number so I can help you find the building.
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>>Brian Moore from the Dallas Microsoft MPR office will give a technical overview of VS.NET and the new features in VFP7.
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>>Here's the Agenda:
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>>1. .NET Overview
>>2. Changes in VFP7.0
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>>.NET Framework Overview
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>>This session will introduce the architecture and technologies within the
>>.NET Framework. Brian will start by introducing .NET itself, then down in the
>>individual technologies that together form the .NET Framework. Technologies
>>covered include the .NET Framework itself, the Common Language Runtime,
>>ASP.NET and Web Forms, Windows Forms, and the various services offered by
>>the Framework, such as ADO.NET and rich XML support. Brian will also introduce
>>Web Services and SOAP support available in the Framework, as well as address
>>integration with COM and COM+ Services.
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>>New Features in VFP 7.0
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>>This portion of the presentation will deal with late breaking changes being implemented in VFP 7 since the beta. Although Brian is not a VFP programmer, he is getting information together from the FoxPro team at Microsoft.
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>>Visual Studio .NET Beta 1 CD sets will be given out to all attendees. We will be raffling a complete set of Visual Studio 6 Enterprise Edition and some other cool Microsoft stuff, all courtesy of Microsoft.
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>>This is a great chance to see what's coming from Microsoft later this year, and how you can best plan to move smoothly into the new tools.
Mark McCasland
Midlothian, TX USA