On 10/17/2012 2:29 PM, Mike Copeland wrote:
Bill,
I've got MySQL handling about 1/2 of the data load for my POS app and it
has been like "lifting a huge load off my shoulder." Extremely reliable
and very responsive. There's been a little learning curve due to the
differences between the data types used by VFP and MySQL, but once you
get over that, clear sailing. Also, it's great once you have your SQL
Communications routines written, to just plug them into any new app and
then call the MySQL communications functions just like they were Foxpro
functions.
I just wish I had all my apps rewritten to move them off DBFs and I
wouldn't have to hassle with them anymore. I would say that moving from
a DBF mentality to a data-server back-end is one of the top three
paradigm shifts in the VFP universe. Maybe even the top two. (I think
the change to a browser-based interface is #1, but then are you still
really producing VFP apps?)
Ditto that. I've never regretted moving to a MySQL backend from DBFs.
--
Mike Babcock, MCP
MB Software Solutions, LLC
President, Chief Software Architect
http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com
http://fabmate.com
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