I extracted this some time ago can't recall the exact source but it should be of some value to you:
- Extremely fast local data engine
- Subsecond queries in record sets with millions of records
- Good OOP implementation which speeds development, promotes reuse, reduces bugs
- Develop 1-tier to n-tier apps that are scalable to a backend server and to the web
- Excellent on-line peer support through forums like the Universal Thread and fox.wikis.com
- Built in database engine
- Highly productive User Interface creation because of inheritance
- Inexpensively deploy large and fast file server based applications
- No client licence fees like SQL Server or Oracle
- Extremely fast string handling which is good for HTML and XML manipulation and generation
- Can produce and consume web services
- Built-in XML support
- One of the best implementations of intellisense which extends to COM and web services and helps to improve developer productivity
- VFP 7 can interact with .NET applications, and can create and consume Web Services
>I'm a FoxPro developer. I love FoxPro. But I will some other inputs to explain the Company I work for, why to stay in FoxPro and why not to switch to Oracle’s or DB2 databases.
>The path we want to go is Web-Driven applications or Citrix Client based applications.
>Have in consideration, Cost, Security, OOP, Reliability, Future & Product Market Path.
>
>Thanks.
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