alexa to database

2015-12-21 Thread Gary
I'v come across the information at; https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/getting -started-guide It all looks a little over my head but... I'm diving in to see if I can make my own custom app where alexa can trigger smart home application running in an html cloud

Re: Need help with "Visual FoxPro: End-of-Life???"

2015-12-21 Thread Fred Taylor
Ted, We bought it through volume licensing (a single copy), we don't have a physical DVD we just download it. I even downloaded it again this morning to make sure it was still available. Fred On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > Fred: > > Thanks for the

Re: Need help with "Visual FoxPro: End-of-Life???"

2015-12-21 Thread Ted Roche
Fred: Thanks for the lead. I don't think they have a Volume License, but it's something to look into. On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Fred Taylor wrote: > We got ours through the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center but that > was nearly 2 years ago now. > >

Re: Need help with "Visual FoxPro: End-of-Life???"

2015-12-21 Thread Ted Roche
Koen: Thanks for the suggestion. Mostly it seems to be "currently unavailable," although there's one place in California that's offering an open box, CD and serial number, for $600.00. They've got a 33% positive rating, out of 6 reviews :/ A December 14, 2014 review by (perhaps the same Original

VFP End of Life

2015-12-21 Thread Wes Wilson
Dan, Thanks for the input.   1. Is this a part of the ERW Programming site, or a standalone for VFP?  It's not clear, and should be stated in the Home page.  (The fact that it's called the 'Home' page indicates that it is a separate site, or sub-site.) --- the site is named

Re: alexa to database

2015-12-21 Thread Ted Roche
On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Gary wrote: > Over all goals: turn lights, fans on/off (dim if possible) and addressable > music-movies with voice command. > > I would hate to give up my CURRENT system. I completely agree with this. While every developer hates to let go

Re: Need help with "Visual FoxPro: End-of-Life???"

2015-12-21 Thread Koen Piller
Ted, usually VFP is available on Amazon.com - though I havent looked for a copy recently. Regards, Koen 2015-12-21 16:02 GMT+01:00 Ted Roche : > Pro: the language is very stable. > There are *excellent* books, magazines and documentation available for > the product. > (Full

Re: Need help with "Visual FoxPro: End-of-Life???"

2015-12-21 Thread Ted Roche
Pro: the language is very stable. There are *excellent* books, magazines and documentation available for the product. (Full disclosure: I wrote some of them ;) Con: the vendor claims to "no longer support" the product Question: does anyone know where (or if?) a legitimately-licensed copy of

Re: Need help with "Visual FoxPro: End-of-Life???"

2015-12-21 Thread Fred Taylor
We got ours through the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center but that was nearly 2 years ago now. https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter/default.aspx Fred On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 8:02 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > Pro: the language is very stable. > There are