ProFox December 2019

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FoxBin2Prg Form.Property = "" becomes .F.
by Tracy Pearson 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

I have just recently started to use FoxBin2Prg to store my VCX and SCX files as text versions in Git. Some of my forms have properties set to a have nothing in it. VFP displays this as "(none)". When I use FoxBin2Prg to put this particular form in to the SC2 form, the back to the SCX form this property becomes a .F. Just putting this out there for those that might use this tool. Tracy

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Re: String Reference to Object
by Gene Wirchenko 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

At 11:07 2018-02-15, Gene Wirchenko <genew(a)telus.net> wrote: >At 10:57 2018-02-15, "Fernando D. Bozzo" <fdbozzo(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>To talk with an example, if you have this: >> >>oObj = createobject("custom") >>reference = "oObj" >> >>The you have at least 3 options: >> >>1) The way you know => &reference..referredto >> >>2) Using evaluate => =Evaluate(reference + ".referredto") >> >>3) My preferred: Caching the object and then using it: >> >>oRef = Evaluate(reference) >>? oRef.refered1 >>? oRef.refered2 >>... > > I was hoping to avoid evaluate(), but your third way makes > sense. I will check if it works in all the contexts I am thinking > of. (I was using "object" and "reference" rather loosely.) Unfortunately, it does not work in my usual use case: as an alias. Example: use ccli where=evaluate("ccli") && Nope ? where.clcode Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko

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RE: So, about this VFPA thing...
by Jürgen Wondzinski 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Just to be clear: There are TWO versions of VFPA ("A" like the Hex notation of "10") a) the patched version of your existing VFP9 installation. This implies that it's stil a 23Bit version. This is the version you most probably want to use immediately. Download the 32Bit on the bottom of: http://baiyujia.com/vfpadvanced/f_vfpa_about.asp It needs a current VFP9 installation with SP2, and then creates a new directory with a patched new VFP9.exe and also copies all of the other files of your VFP9 source directory. Thus, after installation you just rename the old VFP9 directory to something different, and rename the new directory to the original name, and all your Registrykeys and Links will work without interruption. b) a new VFP10 err... VFPA compiler for 64 bit executables. Stil with some compatibility problems, and I'm not sure if I would ever need it, but: http://baiyujia.com/vfpadvanced/f_vfpa_gotovfpa64.asp -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ProFox <profox-bounces(a)leafe.com> Im Auftrag von Vince Teachout Gesendet: Samstag, 23. November 2019 04:43 An: ProFox Email List <profox(a)leafe.com> Betreff: So, about this VFPA thing... Apparently, I've been under a rock, and there's a magically enhanced VFP9 SP2 that fixes some bugs, can run concurrently with vfp9, and supports 64 bits. Before I download something, am I on the right site: http://baiyujia.com/vfpadvanced/f_vfpa_about.asp ? Thanks! [excessive quoting removed by server]

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Hacker's Guide, Section 4, now live on github.io!
by Ted Roche 03 Jan '20

03 Jan '20

Kudos to Doug Hennig for getting this done! https://hackfox.github.io/ Looks great! -- 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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T'was the Night Before Crisis...
by Ted Roche 27 Dec '19

27 Dec '19

'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house, Not a program was working, not even a browse. The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care, Knowing chances of shipping hadn't a prayer. The users were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of inquiries danced in their heads. When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter, That I sprang from my cube to see what was the matter. And what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a SUPER PROGRAMMER, oblivious to fear. More rapid than eagles, his programs they came, And he whistled and shouted and called them by name: On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete! On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete! His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean, >From weekends and nights in front of the screen. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk. And laying his finger on the ENTER key, The system came up, and worked perfectly. The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted; The inquiries, inquired; and the closing completed. He tested each whistle, he tested each bell, With nary an abend, and all had gone well. The system was finished, the tests were concluded, The client's last changes were even included! And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt, "It's just what I asked for, but NOT what I want" (attributed variously, my copy came from here[1]) [1] http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtml Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, festive Festivius, salubrious Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so forth to all!-- - - Ted --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[NF] TeamViewer alternatives
by MB Software Solutions, LLC 27 Dec '19

27 Dec '19

I bought a TeamViewer (TV) license a few years back and it's the purchased one-and-done lifetime license. TeamViewer's business model has changed and they've been pushing annual licenses now for over a year. I like my TV license and it works great for me; I don't see the need to upgrade to the latest. That said, I wondered if others are using another tool they enjoy and isn't expensive. Prior to TV, I used to use LogMeIn (LMI) but then their licensing prices went up too. What's your current remote support tool of choice (other than UltraVNC etc. I wasn't a fan of VNC as YES, IT WORKED, but it wasn't as easy and user-friendly as TV or LMI. My clients on the other end of the support connection are NOT tech folks. I needed it to be super simple and that's what TV/LMI gave me. tia, --Mike

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[NF] X# Bandol 2.2 released to the public
by Johan Nel 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

Hi All, Just a short note that the latest X# Bandol 2.2 was also released into the public domain. https://xsharp.info Johan Nel George, South Africa.

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Twilight zone moment for textbox value being different than what it's controlsource evaluates to
by MB Software Solutions, LLC 17 Dec '19

17 Dec '19

See https://www.screencast.com/t/mQEK40Tqp. I don't understand how the thisform.txtDraftingRate.Value is not equal to 1 as well? Causing a bug in my code at the moment. tia, --Michael

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VFP9 App: Running VFP executable using UNC
by Desmond Lloyd 14 Dec '19

14 Dec '19

My app has always ran from a mapped drive. Pathing was set "Relatively". Worked fine for years. If I create a shortcut pointing to the executable using the UNC it runs but won't open the first table. So I modified the project so that I would use that relative path for that table and it works! Including the opening all the other tables..... Does that make sense? TIA, Desmond --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[NF] VFP function list status in X#
by Johan Nel 10 Dec '19

10 Dec '19

Hi all, A list of the current status of VFP function/procedure support was published on the X# website. https://www.xsharp.info/itm-help/foxpro-compatibility-list Hope this is of interest to most. Johan Nel George, South Africa.

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