How many versions of VFP do you work with? I have a couple of versions
installed, in order to support clients who are locked in for some
reason or another.
Learn, use and master 3, because that's the future. Fall back to 2 if
you run into that (rare) app that still requires it. It's okay to keep
m
Paul
I'm currently learning Python too via the Django framework. Unless you
have a lot of legacy code to maintain or third party libs that are stuck
on 2.x then 3 all the way IMO.
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On Sat, 19 Aug 2017, at 08:32 PM, Paul H. Tarver wrote:
> I
] Python: 2.x vs 3.x
How many versions of VFP do you work with? I have a couple of versions
installed, in order to support clients who are locked in for some reason or
another.
Learn, use and master 3, because that's the future. Fall back to 2 if you
run into that (rare) app that still requir
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I'm currently learning Python too via the Django f
Hi Paul,
Definitely Python 3. For all but the most narrow use case you can ignore
the FUD about Python 2 vs Python 3.
Welcome to the club!
Malcolm
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On Aug 19, 2017, at 2:32 PM, Paul H. Tarver wrote:
> There seems to be valid arguments for both sides on the interwebs, but what
> do the VFP programmers who use Python advise?
Python 3 is the future. Python 2 is the past.
So here's the thing: if you're working on an existing app that was writt
On Aug 19, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Paul H. Tarver wrote:
> I guess that was part of the question. The installation for Python 3.x sets
> up paths and other stuff that I thought would be exclusive to one version or
> the other. But I guess you are saying they coexist happily, correct?
Python has virtua
On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 12:12 AM, Ed Leafe wrote:
>
> And if you need an additional nudge, support for Python 2.x will end in 2020
Sounds like it's time for a Y2K2X crash program!
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Gotta say, right now it is all very confusing. From all the different
frameworks and ide's and modules and platforms and licensing and versions I'm
making myself crazy trying to figure out how to proceed.
All I want to do is find a language and/or platform to build windows desktop
(for now, we
On Aug 20, 2017, at 11:49 AM, Paul H. Tarver wrote:
>
> All I want to do is find a language and/or platform to build windows desktop
> (for now, web later) applications with strong easy database support and
> distribute the applications commercially that doesn't cost an arm and a leg
> though
I wondered when we would get to Dabo. But I assumed after your comment that 3.x
Python was the future that Dabo might work with 3.
How can I reconcile the two pieces of advice?
Paul
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> On Aug 20, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Ed Leafe wrote:
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>> On Aug 20, 2017, at 11:49 AM, Paul
On 2017-08-20 12:49, Paul H. Tarver wrote:
Gotta say, right now it is all very confusing. From all the different
frameworks and ide's and modules and platforms and licensing and
versions I'm making myself crazy trying to figure out how to proceed.
All I want to do is find a language and/or platf
On Aug 20, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Paul H. Tarver wrote:
>
> I wondered when we would get to Dabo. But I assumed after your comment that
> 3.x Python was the future that Dabo might work with 3.
>
> How can I reconcile the two pieces of advice?
Easy: Dabo depends on a library called 'wxPython' (https
If you just want to build Windows desktop apps, learn something else.
Something like Xojo, or C# and one of the .NET presentation frameworks.
Python is an excellent general purpose language and has many fantastic
frameworks for web apps.
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If you're building Windows database apps, what's wrong with VFP?
Laurie
On 21 August 2017 at 08:04, Alan Bourke wrote:
> If you just want to build Windows desktop apps, learn something else.
> Something like Xojo, or C# and one of the .NET presentation frameworks.
>
> Python is an excellent gen
VFP is the best but it´s obsolete.
We must look the future.
Ivan Martinez
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VFP is the best but it´s obsolete.
We must look the future.
Iva
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> If you're building Windows database apps, what's
Nothing, but I wouldn't use DBF files.
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2017, at 06:00 PM, Laurie Alvey wrote:
> If you're building Windows database apps, what's wrong with VFP?
>
> Laurie
>
> On 21 August 2017 at 08:04, Alan Bourke wrote:
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> > If you jus
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> VFP is the best but it´s obsolete
On 2017-08-21 15:53, Alan Bourke wrote:
Nothing, but I wouldn't use DBF files.
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2017, at 06:00 PM, Laurie Alvey wrote:
If you're building Windows database apps, what's wrong with VFP?
Laurie
Exactly. I've been using MySQ
On 2017-08-21 13:47, Ivan Martinez (imvh.g.c) wrote:
VFP is the best but it´s obsolete.
We must look the future.
Ivan Martinez
Ivan,
When is VFP going to stop running? If it runs on Windows 10 today, and
M$ is just patching Windows 10 from here out, my wager is that our VFP9
apps will con
++1
On 22-Aug-17 3:06 PM, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
On 2017-08-21 13:47, Ivan Martinez (imvh.g.c) wrote:
VFP is the best but it´s obsolete.
We must look the future.
Ivan Martinez
Ivan,
When is VFP going to stop running? If it runs on Windows 10 today,
and M$ is j
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