ProFox June 2021

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looking for a multi-user alternative to view gmail emails
by Ken McGinnis 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

looking for a multi-user alternative (to MS Exchange) to view gmail emails For more than 10 years I have been using a gmail account for users to send support questions. I had that gmail account linked (somehow) to MS Exchange hosted by Rackspace. This was recommended by someone on this list. It has been working for >10 years and I have long-since forgotten how I set all that stuff up. Now Rackspace no longer supports Exchange 2007 and the Outlook 2007 client that we use to access exchange and see the emails that came into gmail. Hope that makes sense. I think it should be simple to have imap and/or POP in the gmail account activated (which it/they is/areprofox(a)leafe.com) It seems like Exchange should be able to 'poll' the gmail server and download the email (hope that makes sense). Somehow the people at Rackspace don't know what I am talking about?? the support person today says I need to set up MX records in gmail so gmail will send to exchange? that does not make any sense to me. I admit that I may not be the youngest person on this list, but I am still alive and I love VFP and most of the support issues. Anyone out there know what I am missing? Thx in advance Ken -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Printing PDF's
by Chris Davis 03 Aug '21

03 Aug '21

Hi All We are currently printing some PDF content using the shell print function that just triggers the default application for opening PDF's to do its stuff. We have a lot of A5 content which needs to printed to fit A4 paper, is there another method I could use that would give us this control. We have tried setting defaults in Acrobat Reader but the fit to page option isn't one it retains, we are also thinking there might be a more efficient way of getting the PDF to the printer other than using the default app. TIA Chris. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Windows 11???
by MB Software Solutions, LLC 28 Jul '21

28 Jul '21

Hmmm...I thought Windows 10 was the last OS! Does this mean we have the anxiety yet again of "will our VFP apps work in Win<Next>" ??? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP Fox/VFP dev since 1997 Developer of FabNet estimating software - mbsoftwaresolutions.com

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PDF printing on WINE & Win98
by Jürgen Wondzinski 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

Ok, now it's my turn for a problem solving: I inherited a customer, who runs a VFP6 app on a WINE on Linux setup. The emulated Windows version is a Win98. The original developer and SysAdmin left the company. (After looking at the codebase, I now know why) I was able to successfully recompile it in VFP9 and fix some idiotic things. Now the customer wants to print reports to PDF and then create an email (pure text), attach that PDF and mail it by SMTP. All that without using the new printengine (that is slower than molasses on that installation), and no COM object (since WINE is version 1.1.9 from 2006) Has anybody experience with a simple DLL only solution for that scenario? wOOdy

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FPW26a
by Charles Hart Enzer, M.D. 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

I want to run FPW26a from a Virtual Disk, Oracle VM Virtualbox What are the advantages of guesting with - WIN3.1 - WIN98SE Thank you -- *Shai / שי **Charles Hart Enzer, MD(Retired: **OH, NY, KY**), 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> Don't complain about the problem: - Find a solution - Create a plan - Turn that plan into action --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Strange display of DropDownList in Grid
by Frank Cazabon 28 Jun '21

28 Jun '21

It's just come to my attention that in a certain instance, if I have a drop down list in a grid and I click on it then move the mouse as if I am going to select one of the options, the display changes to this: Anyone seen this before and got a way to fix it? Sometimes it fixes itself other times it's a real pain to get rid of and display the list properly. -- Frank. Frank Cazabon --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) multipart/related text/html image/png ---

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Re: FoxPro 2.6 for Windows App
by Philip Borkholder 27 Jun '21

27 Jun '21

Thank you Christof. -Philip ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Christof Wollenhaupt <christof(a)wollenhaupt.org> To: profoxtech(a)leafe.com Subject: Re: FoxPro 2.6 for Windows App Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:51:18 +0200 Hi Philip, > Does FoxPro 2.6 have to have a 32 bit hardware (machine) as well as Windows 32 bit OS ? You need any CPU compatible with Intel x86 or x64 (ARM won't work) and a 32-bit OS. That makes Windows 10 the last version to support 16-bit Windows or DOS programs. -- Christof [excessive quoting removed by server]

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FoxPro 2.6 for Windows App
by Philip Borkholder 25 Jun '21

25 Jun '21

Hello all, One of my customers still has a FoxPro 2.6 for Windows app running on a network. They are currently running it on Windows 7 32 bit OS. Question I have for you. Does FoxPro 2.6 have to have a 32 bit hardware (machine) as well as Windows 32 bit OS ? Or can it get by running on Windows 7 32 bit OS or even Windows 10 32 bit OS ? What experiences have you had in this situation? Their hardware company is getting upset trying to keep them on reliable machines. Thanks, Philip Borkholder Bison Tech Plus Vicksburg, MI

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Re: FoxPro 2.6 for Windows App
by Philip Borkholder 25 Jun '21

25 Jun '21

Thanks guys! ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Ted Roche <tedroche(a)gmail.com> To: profoxtech(a)leafe.com Subject: Re: FoxPro 2.6 for Windows App Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:21:29 -0400 If there is any way possible for the client to get their app recompiled into VFP, they will save themselves a lot of headaches. Porting isn't free; you may need to work around / rewrite older code that uses PLBs or MENU TO commands, etc. Older lost source can be recovered with some of the utilities. There's no reason not to try. That said, recent (but perhaps not the most recent) Windows 10 32-bit can run 16-bit windows apps, so there might be a little more time left before the curtain falls. Microsoft has announced they plan to end 32-bit Windows and go fully 64-bit. You *could* run an older Win10 in a VM running 16-bit FPW, but that way leads madness, and would ultimately cost the client more money in the long run. Do a search for 16-bit windows apps on Win32 and you should find lots of articles like: See: https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-16-bit-application-support-windows-… On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 3:45 PM Philip Borkholder <plborker(a)netzero.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > One of my customers still has a FoxPro 2.6 for Windows app running on a > network. They are currently running it on Windows 7 32 bit OS. > > Question I have for you. > Does FoxPro 2.6 have to have a 32 bit hardware (machine) as well as > Windows 32 bit OS ? > Or can it get by running on Windows 7 32 bit OS or even Windows 10 32 bit > OS ? > > What experiences have you had in this situation? > > Their hardware company is getting upset trying to keep them on reliable > machines. > > Thanks, > > Philip Borkholder > Bison Tech Plus > Vicksburg, MI > > [excessive quoting removed by server]

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Builders and the VFP Undo function
by Tracy Pearson 21 Jun '21

21 Jun '21

For those that have worked with builders. Has anyone noticed if the Undo button on the toolbar worked to undo what a builder changed? Thank you, Tracy

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