ProFox May 2016

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RE: [NF] Virtual Box
by Michael Glassman 12 May '16

12 May '16

Thanks for the link, Gene. Inability to print was certainly one thing forcing us to use XP Mode. Never occurred to me to Google "DOSBox printer support" I'll definitely check it out! Mike -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Gene Wirchenko Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:41 AM To: profoxtech(a)leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Virtual Box At 14:45 2016-05-11, Mike Copeland <mike(a)ggisoft.com> wrote: >Mike, > >I have the same situation, identical. > >On my development workstation, Win7Pro, I have installed and set up my >FoxPro 2.0 DOS application with DOSBox .74 (noconsole) and it works >great. In fact, using DOSBox my FoxPro DOS app comes up immediately and >there are no intervening steps, no 2nd OS interface to deal with. > >The data files in my setup are actually on a machine in another city, >accessed via VPN over the Intertube, and DOSBox handles it just fine >(as a mapped drive.) So, yes, shared files in a MANY-multi-user >environment (~250). I have not used this setup extensively with writing >data...so it is possible that updating (writing to) index files or data >files might have issues although I'm not sure why they would. > >What I have NOT tried is printing from the DOSBox FoxPro DOS app. YMMV. The standard distribution of DOSBox does not support printer output. The Implementors state repeatedly and pointedly that DOSBox is intended for games. Since very few games use printers, printer support has not been implemented. That stated, there are versions with printer support. I use one (though not for FoxPro apps) called the DOSBox Magebuild. It is available at http://home.arcor.de/h-a-l-9000/index.html and if you need any help configuring it -- it was a bit of guesswork -- drop me a line. I have used DOSBox for several years. It has limits that nip at me occasionally and there is a screen refresh quirk that is frustrating, but I do get to run my 16-bit utilities. [snip] Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko [excessive quoting removed by server]

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[NF] Virtual Box
by mbsoftwaresolutions＠mbsoftwaresolutions.com 12 May '16

12 May '16

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads I'm going to let my main dev machine do the free upgrade to Win10 soon. I bought a Win7 Pro license yesterday to put on another older Dell laptop I've got (where I currently have Linux Mint on it). Tech buddy here at the Corporate gig suggested I get Virtual Box (free!) to host multiple OSes. I searched the archive for the past year and didn't find much other than a stray reference to it. Anyone using Virtual Box and can attest to their experience with it? Thanks, --Mike

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Windows 10 tablet Mode keyboard
by Dave Crozier 12 May '16

12 May '16

Any of you guys know how to activate the on screen keyboard when using VFP on a windows 10 tablet? The option to auto display the keyboard when text entry is required in the control panel doesn't seem to work with VFP but does with any other program like notepad etc. I remember back in the days of XP tablet handwriting recognition days that you could force the keyboard to appear and this is what I want to do. If this is the case then I can build it into my base class text and edit boxes. Having to manually display the keyboard, then enter text then hide it is a real pain and isn't acceptable to the operators. Have googled it extensively but can't find an answer.. I wonder if it is one of those things that just will not work with VFP probably because the API set used in its design wasn't the standard Windows one. Dave

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How can I tell which version of Visual FoxPro an exe was created in?
by Wes Wilson 12 May '16

12 May '16

I am working with what is supposed to be SBT Vision Point. Which is supposed to be written in VFP 6. However, it will not run in VFP 6. Is there a way to tell from the header of the exe which version it was created in? Wes Wilson, President ERW Custom Programming, Inc. Crescent Lake Plaza 5459 Elizabeth Lake Rd. Waterford, MI 48327 (248) 683-4182 LinkedIn Profile www.erw.com weswilson(a)erw.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[OT]
by Adam Buckland 12 May '16

12 May '16

So this is before Super Duper Tuesday gets into force.... So Who's gonna win... Hillary or Trump? Outside the USA... but can vote... ;-) Adam

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FoxWiki
by Laurie Alvey 10 May '16

10 May '16

Just tried to log in to FoxWiki. Error 503 service unavailable. Any thoughts? Laurie --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Strange " File access is denied" message
by Joe Yoder 09 May '16

09 May '16

I have a situation where "File Access is denied" shows up any time I try to open the main form in my current project. I'm running Windows 10 and when I get into File Explorer I can open both the .SCT and the .SCX files from notepad without a problem. If I double click on either one VFP opens, attempts to open the file, and throws the error message. VFP opens other screen files without a problem so it seems there must be a problem with that specific file inside VFP. I tried opening the .SCX as a table and got the error too. Any ideas about why this is happening and how to get around it will be most welcome! Thanks in advance, Joe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Southwest Fox 2016 Speakers/Sessions
by Rick Schummer 09 May '16

09 May '16

Speakers (http://www.swfox.net/Speakers.aspx) and sessions (http://www.swfox.net/Sessions.aspx) have been announced for Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2016. Registration (http://www.swfox.net/register.aspx) opens soon; send an email to info(a)geekgatherings.com if you want us to email you when it's ready. See you in September! Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com

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[ADMIN] 5 days to go!
by Edward Leafe 09 May '16

09 May '16

In 5 days I'll be attempting to cycle the 103-mile course [0] for the Tour de Cure, a cycling event to raise money for research into a cure for diabetes. This past Saturday I rode in the Shiner GASP [1] as a training exercise. It was a little over 48 miles, and even with a strong headwind coming back, I finished without a problem [2]. Oh, and since the ride started and finished at the Shiner Brewery, there was much beer to be consumed for the victorious! [3] So first I'd like to thank everyone who has donated so far. Your generosity is truly appreciated! But I want to make one last pitch to get a few more to donate so that we can push the total over the magic $500 mark. You've already brought the total to $439, so we don't have much to go! So if you can spare a few dollars, it will be going to a good cause. Please click on the donation link [4] below. And thanks for your support! [0] http://goo.gl/7TeyOV [1] http://shiner.com/shinergasp/ [2] https://runkeeper.com/user/edleafe/activity/783306167 [3] https://twitter.com/EdLeafe/status/729006050519621632 [4] http://goo.gl/CSZfcB -- Ed Leafe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed text/plain (text body -- kept) application/pgp-signature ---

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VFP to XLSX file
by Sytze de Boer 08 May '16

08 May '16

I just can't figure what I'm doing wrong with this code. Can anyone assist The spreadsheet I want to place information into has about 15 Sheets Foxdata has around 500 entries With loExcel .Workbooks.Open(lcFile) Scan Select foxdata If !balance=0 Mdata =Alltrim(foxdata.sheet2) && EG "J16" *Msheet="SHEET"+ALLTRIM(sheet1) && EG "Expenses" Msheet="SHEET"+ALLTRIM(STR(sheetnum)) && If I use the sheet number instead .Sheet("&msheet").Select This is where it comes up with error "invalid index" .Range("&Mdata").Select I get an occasional error here .Selection=foxdata.balance Endif Endscan .ActiveWindow.Close(xlSaveChanges) .Quit() Endwith -- Kind regards, Sytze de Boer --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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