>>I need to create an application that would run in both WIN95 and WFW311 environments. I am under the impression that VFP5 can only create programs that run under WIN95, therefore I have been using VFP3 to develop the app. Could I develop in VFP5 and create and app that runs under WFW311? What benefits does VP5 provide over VFP3?
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>>Thanks
>>Peter Vavagiakis
>Peter,
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>VFP5 is 32 bit only and has no support for Win32s subsystem in it. VFP5 cannot be used on Windows 3.11. It is Win95 and WinNT only.
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>As for the advantages of VFP5 over VFP3, well here are some;
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>1. It is 32 bit only and has no support for the Win32s crashsystem (Oops I meant subsystem, well no I really meant crash system because win32s stinks and running VFP apps on Widows 3.11 is far less than optimal).
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>2. VFP5 has a much improved IDE for developers.
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>3. VFP5 is faster than VFP3
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>4. VFP5 has new features and functions
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>5. VFP5 fixes some of the bugs in VFP3
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>6. VFP5 can build ActiveX servers
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>7. VFP5 is itself an ActiveX server
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>8. VFP5 is 32 bit only and has no support for the win32s crashsystem in it.
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9. It's just a heck of a lot easier to use! I programmed a few things in VFP5 then had to go back to VFP3 for a client who needs 3.11 access, and it was like going back to Windows 3.11 after being in Windows '95 for a year.

10. The debugger exists in an environment outside of VFP5 (it has its own session). It also will tell you the values of memory variables as you run your cursor over them, PLUS it has several more windows (trace, watch, etc.).

11. Things like different coloring for commands vs. variables, a feature that allows you to indent several lines at a time by clicking and dragging over the text and hitting the tab button, and being able to change several objects' properties at once, and going back to the edit mode of a form that was just fired with the exclamation point are only a few of the benefits. . .

JR