On 17/10/2012 19:29, Mike Copeland wrote:
Bill,
<snip>
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?)
Mike
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On 10/17/2012 2:44 PM, Bob Lee wrote:
Still here, thanks for the mention.
Well Hi from another old-timer:
I moved off dbf's around ten years ago - the easy way, by stages:
put dbf's in a database (dbc)
replace them with local views
take your time and write routines to upload copies of your data to your
backend of choice** (Foxpro is *great* for this)
when you're happy change to remote views
for any new bits to your system use cursoradapters
/
// my 2d - ymmv &c./
As regards the 'Cloud' - decide what you want where: apps, data, UI
easiest to move is data - once it's on a client-server database** !!
- you don't *need* Cloud stuff, just a secure link
if you want your UI from the web you have to replace Fox forms - but
see below
if you want your apps on the web there's web services (which I found
to be unusably complex) - OR
- it seems there's FoxinCloud' which appears to offer your apps and
data (dbf's!) on the web and makes a fist at converting your forms to
web pages.
If you just want to play with getting data from the web there's wget
[for windows] which wraps ssh - so it looks more secure than xmlhttp()
which I used to go on about 5-10 years ago <g>.
** I was required to use SQL Server and Oracle - and would still
probably prefer postgreSql despite Oracle's involvement with mySQL
AndyD 8-)₹
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