ProFox December 2018

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Re: Fox Team member now MSFT CMO
by Gene Wirchenko 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

At 06:34 2018-12-20, Ted Roche <tedroche(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Some of you may remember Chris Capposella from the 1993 DevCon Orlando >"Challenge Me!" skits.: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjDMvYaF (pictures by the late >Geary Rachel, used with permission) > >Amazingly, Chris is STILL with MSFT, his title now: CMO. What is a CMO? M is not for Microsoft, I assume. [snip] Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko

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Re: [NF] Happy Holidays To Everyone!
by Gene Wirchenko 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

At 07:00 2018-12-20, "Paul H. Tarver" <paul(a)tpcqpc.com> wrote: >I may not get another chance to post this between now and Christmas as I >will be traveling to be with family later today, but I wanted to wish >everyone in the ProFox Group Happy Holidays! Likewise to you and yours, Paul. And everyone else here. Enjoy the holidays however you like to. Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko

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[NF] WMI - Windows Management Instrumentation
by Paul Newton 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Hi all I am looking into WMI and have been using Microsoft's WMI Code Creator. If I select root\cimv2 as the namespace I see different results on the "Browse the namespaces on this computer" tab which shows 1467 classes found, and the "Query for data from a WMI class" tab which shows 924 classes (static or dynamic) found. Any ideas ? Thanks Paul Newton

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[NF] Simple intro into Stored Procedures
by Stephen Russell 18 Dec '18

18 Dec '18

>From a security POV creating your script in text and sending it back to the db is very unsafe. Just ask Sony. To overcome that you are encouraged to create stored procedures, sprocs, and pass back the params for a much higher level of security. This is a bare-bones starter on sprocs for anyone who is interested. https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertutorial/168/different-options-for-creat… -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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REINSTALL FOX PRO 9
by GARY JEURINK 15 Dec '18

15 Dec '18

Help, my computer running win 10 and foxpr 9 crashed. I paid a fortune to recover the old c-drive. Now a new computer won't let be load visual studio to load fox pro 6 and then later fox pro 9. Gary Jeurink. huge ap that runs my handi-cap system. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[NF] Broken Windows
by Ted Roche 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

Something is seriously wrong at MSFT. https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/189344/windows-10-version-1809-… The re-release of the "Feature Update 1809" i.e., the new version of windows for September '18, hence 1809, is deleting user's data, again. I strongly recommend you turn off Updates as best you can. I've set all our machines here to "Metered" connections and set "Feature" updates to a 365 day delay and Security updates to a 30 day delay. I think Windows has gotten too complex for MS to understand. Shadow directories and fake redirections and everything dependent not on the OS or the File System, but the Registry, may just be a step too far. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Fwd: Urgent requirement for the position of : Programmer IV@ Torrance CA
by Richard Quilhot 08 Dec '18

08 Dec '18

Anyone looking for VFP gig in CA? Rick Q quilhotr(a)gmail.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kulwinder Singh <kulwinders(a)etalentnetwork.com> Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 5:20 PM Subject: Urgent requirement for the position of : Programmer IV@ Torrance CA To: <quilhotr(a)gmail.com> Hi, Currently, I am recruiting candidates for one of my requirement as mentioned below. If you have a matching profile, please send me the updated resume along with contact details at the earliest. *Job Title: Programmer IV Project Location : **Torrance CA* Skills Required and Job Description: *Visual FoxPro development experience required* Job Description/Skills Hours:8:00am to 5:00pm Work Week 1 - Monday, 2 - Tuesday, 3 - Wednesday, 4 - Thursday, 5 - Friday Description/Comment:Reviews, analyzes, and modifies programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and documenting programs. May require an associate's degree in a related area and 5-8 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a project leader or manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Additional Job Details:Visual FoxPro development experience required. SQLServer experience a plus. Sincerely yours, KulwinderSingh E TalentNetwork http://etalentnetwork.com 8251 Greensboro Drive McLean VA kulwinders(a)etalentnetwork.com (877) 715-3865 Ext 1161 Note: Please allow me to reiterate that I have chosen to contact you either because your resume has been posted to one of the internet job sites to which we subscribe, or because you have previously submitted your resume to our company. I assumed that you are either looking for a new employment opportunity, or you are interested in investigating the current job market. If you would prefer I contact you at a later date, please indicate your date of availability so that I may honor your request. In any event, I respectfully recommend you continue to avail yourself to the employment options and job market information we provide with our e-mail notices. You have received this message because either you have contacted our Company to express interest in employment, or you have posted your Resume in an area accessible to recruiters or HR professionals, which implies an interest in being contacted regarding employment opportunities. If you would prefer to no longer receive any emails whatsoever from our Company, you may opt out at anytime by clicking here <http://jobs.tscti.com/optout.jsp?d=313231355f7175696c686f747240676d61696c2e…> . Lookup Candidate <http://jobs.tscti.com/employers/open_candidate.jsp?canid=039278604148737957…> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Skip Behaviour on Browses
by Gene Wirchenko 07 Dec '18

07 Dec '18

Hello: I am back to working on my grid. Every time I start to dig in, my boss gives me some other work to do. Some day, I may actually have something useful. Right now, I am working on a model using an array. It is, of course, very easy to move within the array when there is no need to adjust the view array. (The array holds only those rows which could be viewed in a grid/browse.) When the view array has to change, I want to behaviour to be like a browse. I am a bit puzzled by the behaviour of a browse though. Here is what happens on my system: (Note that when I refer to a row, I am referring to the row of the browse counting from the top UNLESS I state "table row".) I open the browse. The current row is the first one. I execute a skip 10 and then click on the browse. It updates the current row to being the 11th. Good. I execute a skip 10 and then click on the browse. It updates the current row to being the 21st. Good. I execute a skip 10 and then click on the browse. At this point, I know that the view will change. What it does is unexpected. It does not simply advance 10 rows and scroll the display so the current row is the bottom row. Instead, it scrolls such that the current row is the 16th row. This is not halfway which would be the 15th row. If I instead execute skip 20 twice, I get the same row (16th) being the active row. The above are what I get if there are enough rows for the skip to be fully done. If there are not, the 16th row is still the active row, and it has the last table row. (This is assuming that there are at least 16 table rows.) If I adjust the browse height so that there are 14 rows, then the odd positioning is to the 8th row. Handy size chart: Browse Active Height Row ------ ------ 30 16 29 16 14 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 The same sort of behaviour happens with negative skips. Obviously, the function is active row = int((browse height + 1) / 2) + 1. But why? Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko

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Looking for reasonably priced common controls graphics library
by Richard Kaye 04 Dec '18

04 Dec '18

Preferably with BMP, ICO formats in addition to JPGs and PNGs. Time for me to put a fork in the Windows 95 library that comes with VFP. 😊 Suggestions? Free is nice but I also believe that you get what you pay for. -- rk

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ProFox List Statistics for November 2018
by List Administrator Account 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

================================================== ProFox List Statistics November 2018 ================================================== Subscriber Count at End of Month: ProFox: 292 ProFoxTech: 182 ================================================== Total Posts: 228 (Up 47.1% from October 2018) Total [OT] Posts: 1 (Up 100.0% from October 2018) Total [NF] Posts: 28 (Down 54.1% from October 2018) Daily Message Counts for November 2018 ------------------------------------------------ DOW Date Count --- ---- ----- T 1 - 3 F 2 - 1 S 3 - 1 S 4 - 2 M 5 - 4 T 6 - 8 W 7 - 19 T 8 - 24 F 9 - 12 S 10 - 2 S 11 - 1 T 13 - 2 W 14 - 9 T 15 - 5 F 16 - 16 S 17 - 3 S 18 - 1 M 19 - 23 T 20 - 11 W 21 - 3 T 22 - 10 F 23 - 6 S 24 - 2 M 26 - 19 T 27 - 15 W 28 - 10 T 29 - 13 F 30 - 3 Message Counts By Day of Week for November 2018 ------------------------------------------------ DOW Count --- ----- Sun - 4 Mon - 46 Tue - 36 Wed - 41 Thu - 55 Fri - 38 Sat - 8 Distinct Posters to the List (changes relative to October 2018) ------------------------------------------------ Non-OT messages: 42 (Up 20.0%) OT messages: 1 (Up 100.0%) NF messages: 11 (Down 35.29%) Total number: 42 (Up 20.0%) Top 20 Contributors by Number of Non-OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 20 Ted Roche 2. 16 Alan Bourke 3. 16 mbsoftwaresolutions(a)mbsoftwaresolutions.com 4. 15 Kurt @ Gmail 5. 13 Stephen Russell 6. 12 Thierry Nivelet 7. 10 Chris Davis 8. 9 Ed Leafe 9. 9 Frank Cazabon 10. 8 Dave Crozier 11. 7 Paul Newton 12. 7 Gene Wirchenko 13. 7 Fernando D. Bozzo 14. 6 <juergen(a)wondzinski.de> 15. 6 Kurt at VR-FX 16. 6 Richard Kaye 17. 6 Peter Cushing 18. 6 Man-wai Chang 19. 5 Charlie-gm 20. 4 Charles Hart Enzer, M.D. Top 1 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts OT% Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 1 50% Paul Hill Top 11 Contributors by Number of NF Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 6 Stephen Russell 2. 6 Alan Bourke 3. 6 Kurt @ Gmail 4. 2 mbsoftwaresolutions(a)mbsoftwaresolutions.com 5. 2 Ed Leafe 6. 1 Kurt at VR-FX 7. 1 Charlie-gm 8. 1 Fletcher Johnson 9. 1 Frank Cazabon 10. 1 Ted Roche 11. 1 Gene Wirchenko Top 20 Contributors by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 20 Ted Roche 2. 16 Alan Bourke 3. 16 mbsoftwaresolutions(a)mbsoftwaresolutions.com 4. 15 Kurt @ Gmail 5. 13 Stephen Russell 6. 12 Thierry Nivelet 7. 10 Chris Davis 8. 9 Ed Leafe 9. 9 Frank Cazabon 10. 8 Dave Crozier 11. 7 Gene Wirchenko 12. 7 Paul Newton 13. 7 Fernando D. Bozzo 14. 6 <juergen(a)wondzinski.de> 15. 6 Kurt at VR-FX 16. 6 Richard Kaye 17. 6 Peter Cushing 18. 6 Man-wai Chang 19. 5 Charlie-gm 20. 4 Ajit Abraham Top 16 Contributors by Number of New Threads Started ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 5 <juergen(a)wondzinski.de> 2. 5 mbsoftwaresolutions(a)mbsoftwaresolutions.com 3. 3 Stephen Russell 4. 3 Chris Davis 5. 2 Charles Hart Enzer, M.D. 6. 2 Graham Brown 7. 2 Dave Crozier 8. 2 Kurt @ Gmail 9. 2 Paul Newton 10. 1 List Administrator Account 11. 1 Ajit Abraham 12. 1 Ted Roche 13. 1 Richard Quilhot 14. 1 Frank Cazabon 15. 1 Paul Hill 16. 1 Kent Belan Top 20 Non-OT Threads by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Posts Subject | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 27 Web App without moving to far away from VFP 2. 20 GetFile() issue 3. 15 Reallocating drive space 4. 13 [NF] The real Python 5. 11 Big Changes & Fox Work in SF Bay Area? 6. 11 [NF] Anyone seen pricing on Java fees for 2019? 7. 11 JSON for Visual FoxPro 8. 10 SPT and Remote Views 9. 8 Report with data from 2 unrelated siblings 10. 8 disappearing methods in forms 11. 7 IBM to buy RedHat 12. 7 Test One Two Three 13. 7 [ADMIN] Problem with list archives 14. 7 CDO Email issues all of the sudden? VFP9SP2 app running for years without issue 15. 6 FOXDOC.HLP 16. 5 MyODBC not updating tables 17. 5 Visual FoxPro Toolkit for .NET 18. 5 AW: Visual FoxPro Toolkit for .NET 19. 5 Test 20. 4 VFP9 Grid record focus Top 1 OT Threads by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Posts Subject | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 1 [OT] pfSense hardware recommendations? Top 20 Threads by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Posts Subject | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 27 Web App without moving to far away from VFP 2. 20 GetFile() issue 3. 15 Reallocating drive space 4. 13 [NF] The real Python 5. 11 Big Changes & Fox Work in SF Bay Area? 6. 11 [NF] Anyone seen pricing on Java fees for 2019? 7. 11 JSON for Visual FoxPro 8. 10 SPT and Remote Views 9. 8 Report with data from 2 unrelated siblings 10. 8 disappearing methods in forms 11. 7 IBM to buy RedHat 12. 7 Test One Two Three 13. 7 [ADMIN] Problem with list archives 14. 7 CDO Email issues all of the sudden? VFP9SP2 app running for years without issue 15. 6 FOXDOC.HLP 16. 5 MyODBC not updating tables 17. 5 Visual FoxPro Toolkit for .NET 18. 5 AW: Visual FoxPro Toolkit for .NET 19. 5 Test 20. 4 VFP9 Grid record focus

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