In this particular app, the VFP app is a standalone on a windows machine, used "in the field" for data collection. Internet access is unlikely; cell phone coverage is infrequent. Machines operate as standalone single-user applications; before starting their day, they get a download to drive the application, and at the end of the day, they upload a batch of collected data.
So, internet, cloud, hosted or RDP solutions need not apply, at least in this case. There are still remote places in the world where the internet is not ubiquitous. The "brains" of the application, the core business logic, processing and reporting, are a web application. The VFP just serves as the "muscle" -- the app that can go anywhere and do anything. FYI, Ken: there are a bunch of RDP applications for Linux. I used them all the time to hook into a bunch of headless windows machines. I've developed this entire VFP app that way, as my primary workstation is a Linux laptop. On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Virgil Bierschwale <vbier...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the real key is to define fox apps as requiring a host to run, or > as web based. > > In other words, if the data, etc is hosted on a box that will run vfp, > foxweb, westwind, etc. and they only want browser based apps, I believe it > will run on any tablet, phone, etc. if you're willing to design the "app" > for the screen size. > > I personally am thinking very seriously about moving to a vfp host for all > my maps, data, etc. just to cut down on my learning curve. > > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Ted Roche <tedro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Got a request from a client asking if their field application would >> work on Asus T100 tablet/convertible/laptop thingamabobs. >> >> I dug around Internet searches to find the machine is a quad-core >> Intel Atom CPU, 10.1" touchscreen, 2 Gb RAM and 32 Gb SSD. Sounds >> sweet, but I'm pretty sure the Atom is NOT x86 compatible and not >> suitable for running VFP. >> >> I had been telling clients to avoid "RT" as that was non-x86, and >> probably sometimes told them they want an Intel-compatible CPU, which >> was bad shorthand, since the Atom is Intel, too. >> >> Microsoft is doing a fine job of confusing users on which machines are >> which. Of course, they want to get rid of the Win32-compatible >> languages they're no longer supporting (i.e. making money on). >> >> Has anyone come up with a good way of explaining this to a client, >> particularly those less computer-savvy? >> >> Can folks confirm I'm right in thinking Atom CPUs are not suitable for Fox >> apps? >> >> >> >> -- >> Ted Roche >> Ted Roche & Associates, LLC >> http://www.tedroche.com >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cacw6n4v5shhyhy8we2p1c-jvnroz6wu2zn8jew7gljwkjjk...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
