ProFox June 2019

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Odd Error Message
by Gene Wirchenko 24 Jun '19

24 Jun '19

Hello: I got an interesting error message today. It was another example of an error message indicating that an error had occurred with the message not terribly useful for determining the actual error. Try the following use sometable copy to nothere\nothere\sometable copy to nothere\nothere\somecopy type xl5 where sometable is some table and nothere\nothere is a non-existent subdirectory chain. The error message for the first copy command is "Invalid path or filename." This is sensible. The error message for the second copy command is "OLE error code 0x80030003: Unknown COM status code." Huh? Copying to a directory that does not exist results in an error. You even get a choice of error messages. Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko

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Southwest Fox 2019: The FoxShow interviews
by Rick Schummer 19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19

Andrew Ross MacNeill, the host of The FoxShow, interviewed each of the Southwest Fox organizers separately this year and talked to each of about how we got into computing, why we go to conferences and much more. The first two of the shows are available now. Doug Hennig on FoxShow #84 (http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/2/8/1/28171729313e75f2/FoxShow_84_-_Doug_Hennig.m…) Rick Schummer on FoxShow #85 (http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/f/d/c/fdc63db3ff27994a/FoxShow85-Rick_Schummer.mp3) We'll let you know when Tamar's interview is posted. Thanks, Andrew, as always for helping us spread the word about Southwest Fox. Oh, and registration is open as well, you can secure your slot here: http://geekgatherings.com/Registration Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com

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Mobile App
by Ajoy Khaund 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

Hi All, Need some advice on the way forward. I have been developing apps in Vfp6 & 9 for quite some time with a lot of help from you all. Last year I redid an application using Winforms and Azure Sql database. Now I want to develop a mobile app to view reports from the Azure Sql database Mobile App will have say a login screen then an option to select a report a date option will be there and say a submit button The report must display. No data entry in the phone as of now. Which way should I look? I am looking at Xamarin since I have Visual Studio. If anyone knows any better options please advice. Thanks a lot in advance. -- Regards, Ajoy Khaund Neamati Road Bhogdoi Mukh Jorhat 785001 Assam, India Tel: 91-376-2351288 Cell: 91-94350-92287 Mail: akhaund(a)hotmail.com Mail: akhaund(a)gmail.com http://teaanalyst.blogspot.com/ "Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen." - Edward V. Berard, "Life-Cycle Approaches" --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Fwd: .NET and FoxPro Analyst / Developer role in Pleasant Prairie
by Eric Selje 17 Jun '19

17 Jun '19

Forwarding a job opening in Southeastern Wisconsin that maybe somebody is interested in. Looks like remote isn't possible, at least at first. Eric ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: John Belich <John(a)belichsolutions.com> Date: Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 2:50 AM Subject: .NET and FoxPro Analyst / Developer role in Pleasant Prairie To: Eric Selje <eric.selje(a)gmail.com> Cc: John Belich <John(a)belichsolutions.com> Hi Eric. I got the retained search contract for the position I was mentioning in Pleasant Prairie and I was wondering if you might be open to sharing it with the FoxPro Meetup and maybe the Madison .NET Meetup? It's a full-time position and they are paying us hourly to search for the resource so you know they want to hire. They might have some flexibility to allow limited work from home capability but they haven't done it in the past so it would need to be worked out yet. The position has bonus potential and a salary target of 85-95K with some potential for flex for the right candidate. Someone out of Manufacturing would be ideal. Thanks Eric! I really appreciate the help! John *Programmer / Analyst* *Pleasant Prairie, WI* *Full-time permanent* *This is a Retained Search.* *KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:* The Programmer/Analyst’s role is to define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain software applications in support of the achievement of business requirements. This includes writing, coding, testing, and analyzing software programs and applications. The Programmer/Analyst will also research, design, document, and modify software specifications throughout the production life cycle. *ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:* - Collaborate with developers, staff, and third-party resources in conceptualizing and development of software programs and applications. - Analyze and assess existing business systems and procedures. - Assist in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s business requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments. - Assist in defining software development project plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation. - Research, identify, analyze, and fulfill requirements of all internal and external program users. - Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts. - Liaise with vendors for efficient implementation of software products or systems and for resolution of any adaptation issues. - Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades. - Liaise with Information Technology staff to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems. - Consistently write, translate, and code software programs and applications according to specifications. - Write programming scripts to enhance functionality and/or performance of company applications as necessary. - Design, run, and monitor software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging. - Administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas. - Generate statistics and write reports for management and/or team members on the status of the programming process. - Develop and maintain user manuals and guidelines. - Train end users to operate new or modified programs. - Install software products for end users as required. - Manage and/or provide guidance to junior team members. - Other duties as assigned *TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE* - .Net Development Tools - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) - SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) - Business Intelligence (BI) - FoxPro (a plus) *EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:* - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or software engineering is preferred or equivalent education and relevant work experience. - At least four years of equivalent work experience. - Excellent understanding of coding methods and best practices. - Prior experience interviewing end-users for insight on functionality, interface, problems, and/or usability issues. - Hands-on experience developing test cases and test plans. - Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws. - Able to communicate effectively with non-technical staff and with members of interdisciplinary teams. - Flexible and adaptable in regard to learning and understanding new and old technologies. - Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. - Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products. - Highly self-motivated and directed. - Keen attention to detail. - Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities. *John Belich* [image: BSLogo_CMYK] *Bringing IT Professionals Together* *www.belichsolutions.com* <https://outlook.office.com/owa/www.belichsolutions.com> 630.400.0558 *My **LinkedIn Profile* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbelich> *Current opportunities at BSI* <https://host.pcrecruiter.net/pcrbin/jobboard.aspx?uid=belich%20solutions.be…> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/related multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html image/png ---

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[NF] Weird Android Flash/Flashlight
by Charles Hart Enzer, M.D. 16 Jun '19

16 Jun '19

I am using Galaxy S7 with Oreo Flash/Flashlight often won't come on. They always work on SafeMode Usually, work at first after coming out of SafeMode. Cleaning Cache also restores them I am looking for a minimalist way of finding the offending app -- don't want to do a factory restore and then one by one add apps. Thank you. *Shai / שי **Charles Hart Enzer, MD(Ohio, USA), FAACAP* *Aliyah <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliyah>: Cincinnati to Jerusalem <http://www.gojerusalem.com/items/263/German-Colony/>'s German Colony <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Colony,_Jerusalem> May, 2017* *Volunteer Associate Professor of PsychiatryUniversity of Cincinnati Medical CenterWebSite: **EnzerMD.com <http://EnzerMD.com>* *Publications* <http://www.enzermd.com/CV.html#Publications> *Tiny Country, Huge Dreams* *ארץ זעירה, **חלומות ענקיים* *עם ישראל חי* --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[NF] X# Bandol RC2 released
by Johan Nel 16 Jun '19

16 Jun '19

Hi VFPers, Last night RC2 was released to paid members of X#. The VFP support is coming nicely together. https://xsharp.info XSharp Bandol RC2. This release contains the DBFCDX driver and a partially implemented DBFVFP driver (reading of the new FoxPro types should work). The compiler also has support for FoxPro date and datetime literals and some other FoxPro related things, Full FoxPro (language) support will be included in the next build Hope this is of interest. XBase greetings, Johan Nel George, South Africa.

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VFP 9 SP fix lists
by Tracy Pearson 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Hello, Does anyone have a link, or the list of what was fixed in the various SP and HotFixes for VFP 9. I'm looking for SP 1, SP 2, and the 2 (3?) HotFixes. Thank you, Tracy

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Grid and DynamicForeColor
by Paul Newton 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Hi all I have a grid on which I have set DynamicForeColor and all works fine EXCEPT that the cell in the grid which has current focus does not respect the DynamicForeColor setting. I have SetAll("SelectOnEntry",.F.) but that makes no difference. Any ideas how to fix this? Many thanks Paul Newton

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[NF] Scaling in mySQL?
by Stephen Russell 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

https://www.quora.com/How-is-MySQL-generally-used-or-configured-when-creati… <https://www.quora.com/How-is-MySQL-generally-used-or-configured-when-creati…> -- 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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[OT] X# progress report - June 2019
by Johan Nel 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

Hi VFPers, Just announced on the X# webpage, work on the VFP repos will start in earnest once this build is released. WITH, TEXT...ENDTEXT, USING etc. already part of the in progress tasks of the next compiler. ANNOUNCEMENT - Created: 06 June 2019 Just a quick message about our progress in the RDD system and other areas of the product. The DBFCDX RDD is now working, and we have also added a DBFVFP RDD that allows you to read and update Visual Foxpro DBF files. DBFVFP is not completely ready yet (for example AutoIncrement fields are not automatically updated) but complete enough to allow to read VFP tables. We support Binary and Nullable fields, and new datatypes such as Currency, DateTime, Double and more. Further we made some changes to the compiler. We have started work on the FoxPro dialect and we now suppress including the Vulcan Header files if you are having a reference to SDKDEFINES.DLL or the relevant X# SDK files. This should make compile speed somewhat faster. Of course it is better to remove the #includes when you don't need them anymore. We expect that we can publish a new build (for our FOX subscribers only) by the end of next week. We expect to release the complete runtime early July. And don't forget the special "Spring" discount of 25% for new FOX subscribers. -- *Johan Nel* FOX member : Friend(s) of XSharp X# Website : https://xsharp.info George, South Africa

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