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28/10/2004 16:23:41
 
 
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27/10/2004 16:53:02
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8 SP1
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00955027
Message ID:
00955485
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Patrik, I can't recommend a framework, but I can tell you that using a commercial one will not save you "sometime", it will save you "tons of time".
You will have to devote a year or more of your time to build it.

Consider that not only you have to build all the Forms (UI)->business objects, and business objects->datawarehouse relations, which is a big task, but you will have to develop several "managers" such as:
- Forms manager
- Configuration manager
- Security manager
- Application codes manager
- Reports manager
- Output manager (the way to send reports to printers, preview, excel, PDF, HTML, email, ...)
- Databases updates and repairs manager
- Error manager
- User Interface messages manager

This is not a comprehensive list, but gives you an idea of the amount of work a framework involves.
Developing a framework is not "only" deloping business objects and data access clases. It is a major project, so that the application developer can deliver a product ready to be used by the end user without worring about puting pieces together.

>I have been looking at a few different frameworks and would like some input from you all before choosing one. Our design is calling for an N-tier approach for added flexibility and the frameworks I am considering are
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>I am currently working on a framework myself but figured it may save me sometime by using one of these. Please give me your options.
>Thanks
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