Re: [OT] 4 years later

2007-03-23 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 23 March 2007 1:25 am, Michael Madigan wrote: This one ain't so bad. http://www.rapstation.com/images/itr_ftw_lil_kim_one_world_200301f.jpg Hi Michael! Somehow, I don't know that the head 'slim is going to approve that style - at least officially. -- Regards, Pete

Re: [NF] What we have here is a failure to communicate.

2007-03-23 Thread Peter Cushing
Alan Lukachko wrote: No! No! No, Mike. Its What we have here is failure to communicate from the movie cool Hand Luke - one of my favorites. The is no a before failure. I know, I lost a bet on this one. Bg Just watched the clip. It's What we GOT here is failure to communicate SET

Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Tristan Leask
Well it's a Friday morning and the guys in the office are chatting about life after VFP. I was wondering what languages people are considering to EXPAND to as part of their dev work? So far I have seen the following crop up... 1) VFP 9 Sedna People seem as though they are going to push it

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Michael Hawksworth
An outline of the VFS routemap for the next 5 years... Note that this was decided on last year based on planned future markets and is not a reflection of the recent announcement. VFP 9 Sedna for the next few years (can't just dump over a million lines of code), with a review to move this app

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Brian Abbott
Like you we have a big investment in VFP. So we'll be sticking with it for as long as feasible (which I suspect will be quite a long time - one thing MS have always been good with, that we tend to take for granted, is backwards compatibility). I give it minimum 5 years, maybe 10+ Gradual

Re: List of tables in an ODBC Access mdb

2007-03-23 Thread Andy Davies
try MDB Browser -- Author: S.Arnold I think I got it from this list - otherwise Google is your friend s. Andrew Davies  MBCS CITP   - AndyD    8-)# ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Eyvind Axelsen
-Opprinnelig melding- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] På vegne av Michael Hawksworth VFP 9 Sedna for the next few years (can't just dump over a million lines of code) Personally, I'm very excited to see what will come out of the effort from eTechnologica.net and

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread MB Software Solutions
Brian Abbott wrote: Gradual move towards Python / Dabo The attraction here (apart from Ed, who does look nice in a dress so I'm told g) is that it can handle web apps and desktop and is cross platform. Ed -- please comment on this. Is it for web apps as well? -- Michael J. Babcock,

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Brian Abbott
Dabo isn't, but Python has several frameworks that handle this. MB Software Solutions wrote: Brian Abbott wrote: Gradual move towards Python / Dabo The attraction here (apart from Ed, who does look nice in a dress so I'm told g) is that it can handle web apps and desktop and is cross

Re: [OT] 4 years later

2007-03-23 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Pete Theisen wrote: On Thursday 22 March 2007 4:19 pm, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: Pete Theisen wrote: Hi Michael! Better develop a taste for Muslim dressed women, Hijab, burkha and the like. The theocracy is coming, thanks to the crazy libs who insist that we

Re: [OT] 4 years later

2007-03-23 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Michael Madigan wrote: This one ain't so bad. http://www.rapstation.com/images/itr_ftw_lil_kim_one_world_200301f.jpg Well, as my college roommate would say, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers. ;-) ___ Post Messages to:

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Bourke
Tristan Leask wrote: 1) VFP 9 Sedna People seem as though they are going to push it past the MS support date. However there is no guarantee that VFP will continue to work on OS's after MS start patching things and release new OS's. Will be developing in it as long as there is development

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 7:07 AM, Brian Abbott wrote: Dabo isn't, but Python has several frameworks that handle this. That's right. And since Dabo uses a 3-tier design, you only need to rewrite the GUI. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com

Re: [OT] 4 years later

2007-03-23 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 23 March 2007 6:11 am, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: Pete Theisen wrote: On Thursday 22 March 2007 4:19 pm, MB Software Solutions General Account snip I wonder if you understand, they cover their hair and their faces. No no, they cover the goodies. I think there

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Michael Hawksworth
Well, their .Net Extender has saved me hours of work so far so I'm rather upbeat about them at the moment. -- Regards Michael. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 7:21 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: Python is going nowhere (I mean it's not going to disappear). Personally I have issues with GUI-based apps based on cross-platform languages like Python and Java, insofar as they look terrible compared to what you can do with native

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread David Crooks
On Friday, March 23, 2007 6:54 AM Eyvind Axelsen wrote: Personally, I'm very excited to see what will come out of the effort from eTechnologica.net and their VFP -- .NET compiler. Will it be too little too late, or salvation? I can't find eTechnologica.net website and I did check Google (or as

Re: VFP 8 and Server 2003 64 BIT

2007-03-23 Thread Philip B
Hey Dave, No need for an appology for good humour... :) I was shot this question yesterday by a supervisor and they had to get an answer off to a customer. Thanks for the feedback here. Our customer does use Terminal Services and that's how we dial in to service them... We would then have to run

Re: [OT] 4 years later

2007-03-23 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Pete Theisen wrote: Devout Muslim women cover everything, good or bad - you see nothing but this tent dress coming and going. Of course, this might be a good thing with some of them. Would be a good thing with overweight women of any religion. Might be good for undercover cops, too.

Re: VFP 8 and Server 2003 64 BIT

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Bourke
When running 16-bit applications under 32-bit Terminal Services, each session will take up whatever the MEMLIMIT is, since they are all running in seperate instances of the 16-bit virtual machine. So for 20 people to do this, you need 20 x 16MB or whatever just for their apps. I presume the

RE: VFP 8 and Server 2003 64 BIT

2007-03-23 Thread Dave Crozier
Philip, VFP on the server - no problems at all as long as you have SP1 installed. As for TS, there is a problem we haven't fully sorted out in that sometimes and only sometimes the temporary files created by VFP seem to conflict with each other even though they are directed to private folders.

RE: VFP 8 and Server 2003 64 BIT

2007-03-23 Thread Dave Crozier
Alan, Good point, but with 64 you will probably have a sh*t load of memory anyway! Dave Crozier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: 23 March 2007 13:04 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: VFP 8 and Server 2003 64 BIT When

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Kevin Cully
I'm the jerk that keeps posting about REALbasic g but I think it's a viable and attractive alternative. Pros: 1) Easy to learn for Fox folk 2) Object oriented 3) Cross platform 4) Good IDE 5) Has a company dedicated and focused on its enhancement and growth 6) Reasonably priced (Free standard

Re: VFP 8 and Server 2003 64 BIT

2007-03-23 Thread Philip B
Thanks everyone for the feedback. It's very helpful. Philip Dave Crozier wrote: Alan, Good point, but with 64 you will probably have a sh*t load of memory anyway! Dave Crozier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: 23 March

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
Well it's a Friday morning and the guys in the office are chatting about life after VFP. I was wondering what languages people are considering to EXPAND to as part of their dev work? So far I have seen the following crop up... 1) VFP 9 Sedna 2) MS .NET 3) Dabo (Python) 4) REALBasic

Re: [OT] 4 years later

2007-03-23 Thread Garry Bettle
On 3/23/07, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: Well, as my college roommate would say, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers. ;-) ... unless it was to f**k her on the floor! ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Bourke
Derek Kalweit wrote: As much as I might like open-source stuff such as DABO and so on, there are almost no jobs available in my area for such. There will be plenty of Python opportunities though. Dabo != a programming language. ___ Post Messages

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
Tristan Leask wrote: Well it's a Friday morning and the guys in the office are chatting about life after VFP. I was wondering what languages people are considering to EXPAND to as part of their dev work? There are two schools of thought here. The first is to be an expert in a language, and

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Andy Davies
Derek Kalweit said With this dual requirement, I've decided to pursue .NET so when does .net retire (just asking! g) Andrew Davies  MBCS CITP   - AndyD    8-)# ** This email and any files transmitted with it are

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Michael Hawksworth
http://www.etecnologia.net/ and yes it is ;) -- Regards Michael. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Bourke
Whil Hentzen (Pro*) wrote: T _MY_ plan (as I've stated in public many a time, although a few disgruntled folks have chosen to selectively edit what I've said to suit their own means) is to maintain VFP for years, but not to invest in it. Rather, spend spare RD time in a _growing_ market

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
As much as I might like open-source stuff such as DABO and so on, there are almost no jobs available in my area for such. There will be plenty of Python opportunities though. Dabo != a programming language. A search of python on monster.com, dice.com, and careerbuilder.com for my

Re: [OT] 4 years later

2007-03-23 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Garry Bettle wrote: On 3/23/07, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: Well, as my college roommate would say, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers. ;-) ... unless it was to f**k her on the floor! Well she certainly has built-in cushions, judging from that

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
Derek Kalweit said With this dual requirement, I've decided to pursue .NET so when does .net retire (just asking! g) Beyond 2015 at this point. Regardless, Microsoft will have something new afterwards, at which point I'll be forced to accept new technologies, as is the nature of my career

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
_MY_ plan (as I've stated in public many a time, although a few disgruntled folks have chosen to selectively edit what I've said to suit their own means) is to maintain VFP for years, but not to invest in it. Rather, spend spare RD time in a _growing_ market opportunity. I think that's

RE: [NF] What we have here is a failure to communicate.

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Lukachko
You are right, Peter I gave the boss more credit for his grammar than he deserves. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Cushing Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 5:47 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] What we have here is a

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Tristan Leask
Well it just goes to show that people do actually pay attention to the posts I make on this list! BG I really want to be able to work with Python, but I just can't see how I can get to the stage where I am now in VFP. I can't imagine how I have come so far with VFP. It's like I have always

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Lukachko
By 2015, I should be retired, so it doesn't matter much. First choice is to continue with VFP9 Sedna. For most of my customers and potential customer base, this approach makes the most sense. We have invested a lot of time in classes and libraries that work. We can put together solutions very

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 10:33 AM, Tristan Leask wrote: I really want to be able to work with Python, but I just can't see how I can get to the stage where I am now in VFP. I can't imagine how I have come so far with VFP. It's like I have always known it. Probably the primary thing

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Bourke
Tristan Leask wrote: A good GUI editor is very handy Mandatory I would have thought. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Dave Crozier
Tristan, Ed is very nearly there with what you want design wise but not the full IDE. Given that there are only two core developers the progress has been amazing. Paul has put together a decent report writer and I guess that the more people get on board the faster the product will develop. I

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
Well it just goes to show that people do actually pay attention to the posts I make on this list! BG I take note of certain things people say, and I believe you and I are the youngest active members on the list, and that I remember... ;-) The main concern is the development time of having

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
By 2015, I should be retired, so it doesn't matter much. Exactly-- as is the case with many on this list(and with VFP in general). Dabo (Python) would be the next choice. The cross platform aspects make it more and more viable as time goes on. I suspect people will be turned off by the

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 10:45 AM, Derek Kalweit wrote: Making a wrong decision here with predicting the future could be a career-crippling choice, however. As I've pointed out, for those of us dependent on the tide of the market, simply calling for the end of MS's rule won't end it itself. People

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
Probably the primary thing that convinced me to go with Python was how quickly I was writing productive code. It isn't *that* different than VFP, and once you get the hang of namespaces, it's pretty straightforward. I haven't yet met a VFP programmer who couldn't immediately

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
Making a wrong decision here with predicting the future could be a career-crippling choice, however. As I've pointed out, for those of us dependent on the tide of the market, simply calling for the end of MS's rule won't end it itself. People have been calling for the end of Microsoft

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Jeff Fisher
'But would the alternatives run on Linux?' 'Is it open source?' Please people, go for what business is running. I am assuming they are your clients, haven't seen that much programming opportunity for the home user in our world. Once that you realistically look real numbers; something like Mac =

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Derek Kalweit wrote: I've written in many languages in the past 10 years-- VFP, VB/VBScript, ASP, PHP, VC++, VC#, Java, etc.-- they're all mostly the same. Most programmers can basically get the idea of what code is doing by reading it as long as descriptive

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Derek Kalweit wrote: Which is all fine and dandy unless you need to get a job writing in Python today. You should have seen the sponsors at PyCon - every single one of them was hiring. At times it felt like a job fair! You said that there are no

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 11:02 AM, Jeff Fisher wrote: Please people, go for what business is running. Another anti-VFP post! ;-) -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Jeff Johnson
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 6:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another life after VFP thread? snip There are two schools of thought here. The first is to be an expert in

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Jeff Fisher
Check out the subject line. Others have posted what to move to but while trying to keep open source in mind. Business aren't looking for open source solutions, they are looking for solutions. They see .NET as a solution, not Dabo jeff fisher, MCP www.turbofish.com -Original Message-

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Andy Davies
A UK wide search on jobsite.co.uk gives: Foxpro9 (Pegasus Opera2 is offering up to £50/hour!) LAMP45 Python97 PHP 334 Javascript 725 Java1758 .net2417 Andrew Davies  MBCS CITP   - AndyD    8-)#

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 11:46 AM, Jeff Fisher wrote: Check out the subject line. Check out the emoticon. Others have posted what to move to but while trying to keep open source in mind. Business aren't looking for open source solutions, they are looking for solutions. They see

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread James Roark
Derek Kalweit wrote: Personally, I have to think about the next 30 years or so of my career(retiring right before January 2038 at the latest), unlike most people here. I have to think of what I can write applications in for my side business, ignoring any marketing hype(consumers rarely care),

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Jeff Johnson
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Fisher Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Another life after VFP thread? Check out the subject line. Others have posted what to move to but while trying to

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Larry Bradley
Generic reply, not directed ant anyone in particular: If you can write apps in VFP, you can write apps in anything. I've been a programmer since 1964. I've programmed in everything: IBM mainframe assembler, Cobol, PL/1, Fortran, a gaggle of PC languages, as well as programming for imbedded

Re: [OT] She was a plant

2007-03-23 Thread Michael Oke, II
Does anyone consider him a newsman (person?)? -- ::michael -- Michael Madigan wrote: Could you imagine a real newsman using the word f-ing during a broadcast? Try to picture Cronkite or Brinkley doing that. Olbermann, f-ing lightweight. --- David Crooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
I've written in many languages in the past 10 years-- VFP, VB/VBScript, ASP, PHP, VC++, VC#, Java, etc.-- they're all mostly the same. Most programmers can basically get the idea of what code is doing by reading it as long as descriptive commands/method names are used and no complex

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Jeff Fisher
Check out Andy's post for a real number of what is really out there. Python makes it to a big time 2% but .NET comes in at 45%. VFP comes in at less than one percent. In my neck of the woods, the java numbers aren't as big but the .NET numbers command over 60% of the market. Python didn't make it

[NF] Mere Mortals .NET

2007-03-23 Thread Alan Bourke
Anyone using this and care to offer any opinions? ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings,

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
You should have seen the sponsors at PyCon - every single one of them was hiring. At times it felt like a job fair! I'm sure it's the same at the Lisp conferences.. niche markets recruit in niche ways.. You said that there are no Python jobs in the Rochester area, but the

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 23, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Jeff Fisher wrote: Now why are you pushing Dabo again? I'm not pushing anything. Someone asked, and others responded. If you followed the thread, you'll note that I didn't respond by pushing or even suggesting Dabo. My responses were only to

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
Don't hit me, but I personally believe that the ads and job postings on the Internet are not the best indication of the actual work force and what businesses are using. I work for a company that is within the largest five Nope, and I have never professed that it did-- it does, however, show

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Tristan Leask
I've got just the in house small app that can have the treatment for this! Good idea. Tristan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Bradley Posted At: 23 March 2007 16:22 Posted To: Profox Archive Conversation: Another life after VFP

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Jeff Johnson
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Kalweit Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another life after VFP thread? Don't hit me, but I personally believe that the ads and job postings on the

RE: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Robert Jennings
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this... http://www.etecnologia.net Surely this will save Man Years of work if apps needed to be rewritten in another language. Looks like it will give the Language a long lease of life, until M$ decide to KILL .NET that is! When you look at a new application

Re: [OT] She was a plant

2007-03-23 Thread Michael Madigan
No rational person I guess. --- Michael Oke, II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone consider him a newsman (person?)? -- ::michael -- Michael Madigan wrote: Could you imagine a real newsman using the word f-ing during a broadcast? Try to picture Cronkite or Brinkley doing that.

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Vince Teachout
Well, I'm not one of the duffers who will be safely shuffled off to retirement by 2015, nor am I one of those two pesky little brats that were scurrying around here somewhere. No, like a fine, golden wine, I'm aged to perfection, and hitting my stride as I sail through the tree of life.

VFP bugs with Vista

2007-03-23 Thread Tracy Pearson
Is there a list of the known problems VFP has in Vista? I know of 2 visual problems with form borders with Vista Areo theme enabled. I would like to know if these are on that list. 1) When moving a dockable form the outline is broken and scattered 2) Changing the border type in the LOAD event

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Vince Teachout
up development. One thing that most VFP developers love is the ability to create variables as you need them - no need to declare them first. Any language that requires that is a PITA, IMO. Sure, there are tools to automate that process, but if a tool can do it, why can't the language

[NF] ASP vvs. ASPX

2007-03-23 Thread Richard Kaye
I'm in the process of setting up a new web server. I know just enough about this to get things up running. Or so I thought. My old server is running IIS 5, which I'm reasonably comfortable messing with. The new server is running IIS 6 which I've barely touched. For some reason, ASP files will

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Vince Teachout
Ed Leafe wrote: Microsoft's .Net marketing budget: $99 zillion Dabo's marketing budget: $0 I wonder why they aren't clamoring for Dabo? That is the saddest thing I ever read! My dollar is on it's way! (That's an infinite percentage increase, if you do the math, so I expect to see

Re: [NF] ASP vvs. ASPX

2007-03-23 Thread Richard Kaye
As usual, after I post a question I figure out the answer... Richard Kaye wrote: I'm in the process of setting up a new web server. I know just enough about this to get things up running. Or so I thought. My old server is running IIS 5, which I'm reasonably comfortable messing with. The new

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Kevin Cully
I saw your comment about Basic, so let us just agree to call it RB. ;) RB is strong typed and you can initialize it on the same line RB Code dim lReturn AS Boolean = False dim cSettings AS String = /RB Code My #1 enemy in VFP is myself. I end up trying to add a string and a number together.

Re: [NF] ASP vvs. ASPX

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
I'm in the process of setting up a new web server. I know just enough about this to get things up running. Or so I thought. My old server is running IIS 5, which I'm reasonably comfortable messing with. The new server is running IIS 6 which I've barely touched. For some reason, ASP

Re: [NF] Mere Mortals .NET

2007-03-23 Thread MB Software Solutions
Alan Bourke wrote: Anyone using this and care to offer any opinions? Stephen Russell is or at least was at some point, iirc. If he doesn't reply here, you might try contacting him directly. -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com

Re: [OT] She was a plant

2007-03-23 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Michael Oke, II wrote: Does anyone consider him a newsman (person?)? Certainly not one to be taken seriously. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread William Sanders / EFG
Curiously, and for the most part, My Take on it all echoes what Whil Hentzen has said. Regards [Bill] -- William Sanders / efGroup {rmv the DOT BOB to reply} VFP Webhosting? You BET! - http://efgroup.net/vfpwebhosting Failing dotNet Project? - http://www.dotnetconversions.com

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Derek Kalweit
My #1 enemy in VFP is myself. I end up trying to add a string and a number together. In RB the compiler finds most of these issues at build time and saves me tons of time by keeping me from stepping on my own toes. Yes-- as all strongly typed languages will do, saving people from many bugs.

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ted Roche
On 3/23/07, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are two schools of thought here. The first is to be an expert in a language, and when the call comes for help in that language, you hold up your hand and yell, Pick me! Pick me! I think it's not just A language, but a whole bunch

Re: [NF] ASP vvs. ASPX

2007-03-23 Thread Richard Kaye
Thanks, Derek. I figured if anyone wanted to know, they'd ask. Derek Kalweit wrote: Well, for the archives, if anyone's reading this and actually wants the answer, I believe the solution was to enable 'Active Server pages' in the 'Web Service Extensions' section of the IIS admin... W2K3

Re: Foxpro going opensource

2007-03-23 Thread William Sanders / EFG
These reporters, ah David ? Ain't it fun ? Basically it was a misquote of a misquote, between zdnet and eweek, then the PodCasters picked it up , thinking both 'authors' had it right, and understood what Sedna is and that YAG's quotes were accurately re-used. Sigh. There are additions to VFP on

[NF] What also floats in water

2007-03-23 Thread srussell
'A Duck!' http://tinyurl.com/yof8tn If... she... weighs... the same as a duck,... she's made of wood! Ok, back to the article. Red Hat has responded to claims that it is acting like Microsoft in asserting its trademark rights over the use of the Hibernate name by trainers and consultants.

[NF] Ultra small computer

2007-03-23 Thread Michael Madigan
http://www.flipstart.com/ ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated

Re: Foxpro going opensource

2007-03-23 Thread Ted Roche
On 3/23/07, William Sanders / EFG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe I am too used to interpreting 'passive voice' statements from C-SPAN. Mistakes were made. Regrets were expressed. Michael Tiemann (RedHat): ... there is no reality to Microsoft's shared source license in the sense that, ... it's

Re: [NF] What also floats in water

2007-03-23 Thread Ted Roche
On 3/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Red Hat has responded to claims that it is acting like Microsoft in asserting its trademark rights over the use of the Hibernate name by trainers and consultants. Trademarks have to be enforced or they can be lost. It's amusing that

Re: [NF] Ultra small computer

2007-03-23 Thread William Sanders / EFG
YEK - something smaller than the Sony U101 ? http://www.werkema.com/laptop.html I dunno, it's got it's place, surely. But I'm still a fan of the Fujitsu P2120 - I have 3 of em, always take em for travel. I can write code on the P2120. I can't write code on the U101 without jacking in an

Test message to see if I'm still subscribed (just ignore)

2007-03-23 Thread Charlie Coleman
It looks like Verizon turned on some new SPAM filter which ended up blocking all messages from auto-forward email account. Of course they did this without notifying/asking anyone (they must be taking lessons from Microsoft). But now, after a few rather terse words with them on the phone and a

Foxpro or Java, but never .Net!

2007-03-23 Thread Ailsom F. Heringer (Osklen)
From Fabiano Costa (Brasil) : (under construction) http://www.foxpro-or-java-but-never.net/ -- Aílsom F. Heringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: ailsom.osklen Analista de Sistemas -- Osklen Departamento de Informática Rio de Janeiro - RJ BRASIL http://www.osklen.com.br

Re: Test message to see if I'm still subscribed (just ignore)

2007-03-23 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
So this message is to find out if the MS-like idiots did what they were supposed to do. It's not just the test messages from you that are ignored around here, Charlie. gdr Whil ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

[OT] For you gamers...

2007-03-23 Thread Ed Leafe
Wii and PS3 compared as you've never seen before http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf? docId=-9136575504838642038#038 ( -or- http://tinyurl.com/2g45gp ) -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com ___ Post

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Ed Leafe wrote: On Mar 23, 2007, at 11:46 AM, Jeff Fisher wrote: Check out the subject line. Check out the emoticon. Others have posted what to move to but while trying to keep open source in mind. Business aren't looking for open source solutions, they are looking for

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Jeff Fisher wrote: Check out Andy's post for a real number of what is really out there. Python makes it to a big time 2% but .NET comes in at 45%. VFP comes in at less than one percent. In my neck of the woods, the java numbers aren't as big but the .NET numbers command over 60% of the

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Derek Kalweit wrote: You should have seen the sponsors at PyCon - every single one of them was hiring. At times it felt like a job fair! I'm sure it's the same at the Lisp conferences.. niche markets recruit in niche ways.. Do you really care if pay your rent with 'niche dollars'?

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Chet Gardiner
You've seen the Bourne series of movies, right? They're based on Paul and Ed's lives... :-) Tristan Leask wrote: Well it's a Friday morning and the guys in the office are chatting about life after VFP. I was wondering what languages people are considering to EXPAND to as part of their

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Chet Gardiner
Why not use standard variable names??? Always worked for me. I almost never had a problem with variable type mismatch... Derek Kalweit wrote: My #1 enemy in VFP is myself. I end up trying to add a string and a number together. In RB the compiler finds most of these issues at build time

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Chet Gardiner
If you're THAT young, don't worry too much about it: When I was: 20 - I was training to be an engineering officer on a Nuclear (or Nukular) sub 21 - Computer Programmer 23 - Lead guitar player in an Acid Rock Band 24 - Married with child You just DON'T KNOW what life's gonna throw at you but

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Ted Roche
On 3/23/07, Chet Gardiner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 20 - I was training to be an engineering officer on a Nuclear (or Nukular) sub Yet another thing we have in common! Electrician's Mate, Naval Nuclear Power School, Orlando, FL, Class 8005. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC

Re: Another life after VFP thread?

2007-03-23 Thread Chet Gardiner
You got that right! My first job: Here's $10,000 worth of computer time Learn Fortran (and 1401 Autocoder) 2nd job: Cobol and 360BAL 3rd Job: Gibson SG Special 4th job: Fortran and Assembler 5th Job: Cobol 6th Job: Martin 000-28 Acoustic, Fender Jazz Bass Gretch

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