Is there such a thing as a printed manaual for VFP 7? Fox was part of the core reference set for Visual Studio 6.

As far as MS Press is concerned, it bears emphasizing that MSPress is distinct line of business. It will only publish titles for which there is a demand. There is no interest in Fox titles. I know because I tried many times to pitch books to MSPRess. There is not significant demand for VFP titles. Why do you think 3rd party publishers have pulled the plug?

As far as product docs are concerned, my guess is that the product teams have to fund that cost. Perhaps this is a cost-savings measure the Fox team has employed?

There is no need for Bill to say 'Hide VFP...' VFP is already hidden. The only people that give pause for notice are those that already use the product.

And no, you don't have a cause of action that would make a suit valid. If you did, couldn't the VB 6 folks lodge a claim? From a policy perspective, we don't want companies to have the threat of lawsuits hanging over thier heads when it comes to improving and replacing products.

About all you can reasonably expect is that companies will support a product for a reasonable amount of time after it has been discontinued.

My suggestion...start investing in learning something new. If you invest anything else in Fox, will your sitation be any different?


>Tried to find a manual for VFP 7.0 in MS Press and not only could I not find one, but the search did not even come up with the Programmer's Guide for version 6.0, a book I know exists because I have it.
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>I believe the directive from Bill is, hide VFP and all products other than .NET from all but the most determined programmers. Eventually they can stop development because "there is no interest". Cheez! I wonder if those of us that have invested a lot in learning this wonderful tool would have a case for suing MS for afecting our livelihood.
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>What do the lawyers here say?
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>Alex