ProFox February 2025

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Programmer / Analyst position
by Wayne Yeung 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Hello Profoxers, I’m a long-time subscriber to Profox but the last time I posted anything was about 10 years ago. Pako Inc., in Mentor, Ohio, manufactures jet engine parts. We’re looking for an experienced programmer/analyst to support our existing VFP applications and migrate to .Net. This is an onsite position. If interested please send your resume to: wyeung(a)pakoinc.com Must Have Skills -VFP 9 (5 years or more) -Office Automation -Experience working with older procedural programming style Nice to Have -.Net WPF -PHP -MySql Thanks for your time. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Who remembers?
by Ed Leafe 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

Finally donated it after over 30 years: https://imgur.com/AdhiTRY -- Ed Leafe

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ChilkatVFP Version 1.42 released
by Bill Anderson 18 Feb '25

18 Feb '25

Folks, https://github.com/billand88/ChilkatVFP Compatibility with Chilkat version 10.1.2. No other changes. Bill Anderson --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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VFP file association issues
by Joe Yoder 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

I had an installation of Windows 10 without VFP. In order to easily open .DBF and .PRG I configured Windows to open them with Notepad. When I installed VFP I assumed the configuration would be updated. When the installation completed I discovered that clicking .DBF and ,PRG files still opened Notepad. With coaching from CoPilot I eventually got the file types associated with VFP. The issue now is that clicking a .PRG attempts to run the code rather than opening it for editing. When a .DBF is clicked VFP errors out because it can't find the .CDX. In both cases the default is set to C: rather than the folder where the .DBF and .CDX are located. CoPilot encouraged a Repair so I ran that. It completed without error and Version() shows that the Service Packs and Hot Fixes are still in effect . The bad news is - the behavior has not changed. Any Counsel? Thanks in advance, Joe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Cleaning out a non-working VFP installation on Windows 10
by Joe Yoder 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

I have a desktop and a laptop with non-functioning installations of VFP9. I am thinking that I should remove any previous versions before doing a new installation but the recommended method to do so involves having Windows do the uninstal. The Apps list on these machines no longer includes VFP9 so that method is not an option. I did delete the C:\Program Files\(x86\Microsoft Visual Foxpro 9.0 folder Is it essential to clean up all files and registry entries or will the new installation simply overwrite any entries already there? Thanks in advance, Joe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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OT FoxPro Opportunity in Mentor OH
by Wayne Yeung 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

Hello Profoxers, I’m a long-time subscriber to Profox but the last time I posted anything was about 10 years ago. Pako Inc., in Mentor, Ohio, manufactures jet engine parts. We’re looking for an experienced programmer/analyst to support our existing VFP applications and migrate to .Net. This is an onsite position. If interested please send your resume to: wyeung(a)pakoinc.com Must Have Skills -VFP 9 (5 years or more) -Office Automation -Experience working with older procedural programming style Nice to Have -.Net WPF -PHP -MySql Thanks for your time. Wayne --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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VFP installation issues
by Joe Yoder 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

I have downloaded an ISO and successfully started the installation process. At this point I am on the screen that wants the product key. I searched the registry but cannot find the product key. I did find a product id but it has only three embedded hyphens and the entry form expects four. Does anyone have a suggestion other than to keep looking for my CD and packaging? Thanks in advance, Joe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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RE: VFP9 Help built in Westwind Help Builder
by Jürgen Wondzinski 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

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The Vfpx.org Site & FoxPro Install...
by Kurt Wendt 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

So, I just made a reply in another thread, but, didn't want to truly hi-jack it - so, am starting a new one. And, yeah - it's partially about the Vfpx.org site that I went to. It got me thinking... Since VFP is Dead in the eyes of MS. I'm really curious to know. Can one legitimately download a full install version of VFP - a full Dev environment - and it's fully legal to do? Again - I'm just curious about this... TIA, -K --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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VFP9 Help built in Westwind Help Builder
by Richard Kaye 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Came across this in the context of searching for something else: https://www.vfphelp.com/help/index.htm This appears to be a version of the VFP9 Help file from VFPX updated most recently in 2020. Wondering if anyone here knows who owns vfphelpc.om and posted this? (Looking at you , w00dy.) If so, it would be nice if it got regenerated in the latest version of WWHB as Rick added some search enhancements relatively recently. 😊 -- rk

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