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Virtual Fox Fest 2020: Still time to register
by Rick Schummer 08 Oct '20

08 Oct '20

Our thanks to all those who responded to our plea not to wait for the last minute. Here's a reminder in case you got busy and forgot... Virtual Fox Fest starts next week and is held October 15, 21, and 27, 2020! Get registered today! http://geekgatherings.com/Registration Get Your Geekwear Order your Virtual Fox Fest gear from https://geekgatherings.logosoftwear.com/. Choose from the options shown or create your own unique Virtual Fox Fest-wear. To choose your favorite color instead of ours, click the item you want and on that item's page, click Customize This Product. On the page that opens, click Product & Color and choose the color you want. To create custom items, click any item. On the page that appears, click Customize This Product. On the page that appears, click Product & Color and then click Change Product. You can select from all items offered by Logo Sportswear. If you want the VFF logo printed, be sure to start with one of the t-shirts. If you want the logo embroidered, start with anything other than one of the t-shirts. Once your VFF gear arrives, post your pictures on social media with the hashtag #VirtualFoxFest, so we can see them. Only 7 days until we gather virtually via the Internet! We look forward to seeing everyone soon. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com

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[NF] SQL Server access via ODBC won't work from one workstation
by Ted Roche 07 Oct '20

07 Oct '20

Hey, kids: We have a couple of development workstations that use ODBC to access a SQL Server on a third machine. Access works fine from the dusty old machine we keep around as a spare, but just stopped working from the shiny Lenovo T590 the other coder uses and has worked fine for years. Using any one of the three 32-bit drivers installed on the machine, we can use an old or create a new System DSN, specify the server machine (SERVERNAME\SQLEXPRESS) and use SQL Server Authentication to access the machine. Clicking on the dialog to specify a default database hangs for a long time and then returns an error, as does the "Test" option on the last page of the ODBC setup. One the dusty old machine, using identical login credentials, it works fine. Have dropped firewalls on both the server and workstations, no change. No recent software installs, other than the Windows Updates ("that won't break anything, will it?" is Laura's funniest joke, first told in... 1997?) Something's changed, clearly, and it's likely one of us flailing at the Network settings that threw it off, but I don't see it. Any ideas on what to try next? Local LAN is just a bunch of machines, no domain, Active Directory, workgroup or HomeGroup set up. All boxes can ping each other, so basic name resolution is working fine. Any and all ideas welcomed! Far more information than you need, included below: Same machines on same LAN, no changes. 1. Old machine: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, version 1902, Build 18362.1016, Intel Core 2 1.86GHz, 8 Gb RAM Dell Optiplex 2. New Machine: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, same version and build, Lenovo T590, Intel i7-8665U 1.90/2.11 GHz, 16Gb RAM 3. Server is an HP Pro 3005 running 32-bit Windows 10 Pro, version 1909, Build 18363.1082, an AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.90 GHz with 8Gb RAM, (3.25 usable due to 32-bit OS) >From the ThinkPad: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client Version 11.00.2100 Data Source Name: XXXXXX Data Source Description: XXXXXX Server: SERVERNAME\SQLEXPRESS Use Integrated Security: No Database: XX_XXX Language: (Default) Data Encryption: No Trust Server Certificate: No Multiple Active Result Sets(MARS): No Mirror Server: Translate Character Data: Yes Log Long Running Queries: No Log Driver Statistics: No Use Regional Settings: No Use ANSI Quoted Identifiers: Yes Use ANSI Null, Paddings and Warnings: Yes Microsoft SQL Server Native Client Version 11.00.2100 Running connectivity tests... Attempting connection [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 11.0]SQL Server Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFFFF]. [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 11.0]Login timeout expired [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 11.0]A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server Books Online. TESTS FAILED! With the 10.0 driver, I get a timeout message, SQL State '08001' and SQL error 10060, "A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because the connected host has failed to respond." (Typos mine, retyping from screenshot) Halp. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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ProFox List Statistics for September 2020
by List Administrator Account 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

================================================== ProFox List Statistics September 2020 ================================================== Subscriber Count at End of Month: ProFox: 296 ProFoxTech: 181 ================================================== Total Posts: 60 (Up 20.0% from August 2020) Total [OT] Posts: 0 (Unchanged from August 2020) Total [NF] Posts: 24 (Up 140.0% from August 2020) Daily Message Counts for September 2020 ------------------------------------------------ DOW Date Count --- ---- ----- T 1 - 1 F 4 - 8 S 5 - 3 M 7 - 3 T 8 - 1 T 10 - 4 F 11 - 9 W 16 - 2 T 17 - 3 S 20 - 1 M 21 - 14 T 22 - 3 T 24 - 1 F 25 - 1 M 28 - 5 W 30 - 1 Message Counts By Day of Week for September 2020 ------------------------------------------------ DOW Count --- ----- Sun - 1 Mon - 22 Tue - 5 Wed - 3 Thu - 8 Fri - 18 Sat - 3 Distinct Posters to the List (changes relative to August 2020) ------------------------------------------------ Non-OT messages: 17 (Down 29.17%) OT messages: 0 (Unchanged) NF messages: 10 (Up 25.0%) Total number: 17 (Down 29.17%) Top 17 Contributors by Number of Non-OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 9 Alan Bourke 2. 8 Paul Newton 3. 8 MB Software Solutions, LLC 4. 6 Koen Piller 5. 4 Eric Selje 6. 4 Jean Laeremans 7. 3 Paul H. Tarver 8. 3 Philip Borkholder 9. 3 Jürgen Wondzinski 10. 2 Frank Cazabon 11. 2 Tracy Pearson 12. 2 Stephen Russell 13. 2 Ed Leafe 14. 1 List Administrator Account 15. 1 Mike 16. 1 Adam Buckland 17. 1 Rick Schummer Top 0 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts OT% Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ Top 10 Contributors by Number of NF Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 8 Paul Newton 2. 3 Eric Selje 3. 2 MB Software Solutions, LLC 4. 2 Alan Bourke 5. 2 Frank Cazabon 6. 2 Stephen Russell 7. 2 Ed Leafe 8. 1 Tracy Pearson 9. 1 Mike 10. 1 Adam Buckland Top 17 Contributors by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 9 Alan Bourke 2. 8 Paul Newton 3. 8 MB Software Solutions, LLC 4. 6 Koen Piller 5. 4 Eric Selje 6. 4 Jean Laeremans 7. 3 Paul H. Tarver 8. 3 Philip Borkholder 9. 3 Jürgen Wondzinski 10. 2 Frank Cazabon 11. 2 Tracy Pearson 12. 2 Stephen Russell 13. 2 Ed Leafe 14. 1 List Administrator Account 15. 1 Mike 16. 1 Adam Buckland 17. 1 Rick Schummer Top 8 Contributors by Number of New Threads Started ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 2 Philip Borkholder 2. 2 Jürgen Wondzinski 3. 1 List Administrator Account 4. 1 Paul Newton 5. 1 MB Software Solutions, LLC 6. 1 Frank Cazabon 7. 1 Stephen Russell 8. 1 Rick Schummer Top 10 Non-OT Threads by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Posts Subject | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 17 VFP Apps/DBFs with AMD Processor 2. 14 [NF] Lost product key for Office Professional Plus 2016 3. 12 VFP application on client invoking class from EXE on server 4. 5 [NF] nice python code tricks 5. 5 [NF] Thunderbolt & VGA 6. 2 AW: VFP Apps/DBFs with AMD Processor 7. 2 Virtual Fox Fest 8. 1 ProFox List Statistics for August 2020 9. 1 Virtual Fox Fest 2020: Procrastinators Unite and Register Today 10. 1 VFP and SalesForce CRM Integration Top 0 OT Threads by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Posts Subject | ------------------------------------------------------------------ Top 10 Threads by Total Number of Posts ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Posts Subject | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 17 VFP Apps/DBFs with AMD Processor 2. 14 [NF] Lost product key for Office Professional Plus 2016 3. 12 VFP application on client invoking class from EXE on server 4. 5 [NF] nice python code tricks 5. 5 [NF] Thunderbolt & VGA 6. 2 AW: VFP Apps/DBFs with AMD Processor 7. 2 Virtual Fox Fest 8. 1 ProFox List Statistics for August 2020 9. 1 Virtual Fox Fest 2020: Procrastinators Unite and Register Today 10. 1 VFP and SalesForce CRM Integration

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Virtual Fox Fest 2020: Procrastinators Unite and Register Today
by Rick Schummer 30 Sep '20

30 Sep '20

Only a couple of weeks until day 1 of the conference... We know there are procrastinators who have not registered and have good intentions to do so before the conference starts. Please, please, please do so sooner than later. Our hard-working registration staff of one is also a presenter who is practicing and refining his session, and an organizer, and has more than a full-time job working on customer projects. If you all wait until the week of the conference to register, let's just say you might not get the credentials in time to see the first session on October 15th. It literally takes minutes to register. We don't want you to miss all the details about the conference we are sharing over the next couple of weeks. We want you to have a chance to read white papers and download the examples once we release them before the conference starts. We'd hate to see you miss the opportunity to get a head start on all the goodies. Go get registered! Now, really, don't waste another minute. Here is the link: http://geekgatherings.com/Registration Virtual Fox Fest is October 15, 21, and 27, 2020! Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com 586.254.2530 - office

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Virtual Fox Fest 2020: Procrastinators Unite and Register Today
by Rick Schummer 30 Sep '20

30 Sep '20

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[NF] nice python code tricks
by Stephen Russell 28 Sep '20

28 Sep '20

10 Python Tips and Tricks For Writing Better Code https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-gEQdGVXbk -- 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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[NF] Thunderbolt & VGA
by Frank Cazabon 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

I know there are some knowledgeable hardware people around here. Hope someone can clear something up for me. I've got a new laptop with a Thunderbolt 3 (USB type C 3.1 Gen 2) port (the manufacturer says: The Thunderbolt 3/USB type C port for the Element has support for DisplayPort(DP) connections), an old AOC LCD VGA monitor and bought an adapter so that I could connect this monitor. However the laptop does not detect the monitor. The adapter is Type C 2 in 1 HDMI+VGA adapter that says it's compatible with Laptops with USB-C output. The Amazon link for the adapter says: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PCKQWCX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00… Wide Compatibility】2018/17/16 New MacBook Pro, New MacBook Air, MacBook 12, 2018 New iPad Pro 11/12.9, 2018/17 iMac/Pro, Dell XPS 13, Surface Book 2, Samsung Galaxy S8/S9/Plus/Note 8/9, HUAWEI Mate 10 / Mate 10 Pro / P20 / P20 Pro Pixelbook, Chromebook, Intel NUC, HP, Acer, Lenovo and many others *with USB-C DP ALT Mode* (See Product Description) Shouldn't this work? Is there something I am missing? -- Frank. Frank Cazabon --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Re: VFP Apps/DBFs with AMD Processor
by Philip Borkholder 21 Sep '20

21 Sep '20

Thanks guys! Philip ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Alan Bourke" <alanpbourke(a)fastmail.fm> To: profoxtech(a)leafe.com Subject: Re: VFP Apps/DBFs with AMD Processor Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:50:26 +0100 > In past years I always heard it's best to have Intel processors on > workstations when using VFP apps. It's irrelevant who the CPU vendor is. > > Have any of you had any problems using AMD processors and Windows 10 > with VFP apps? > Any version of AMD processor a better choice? As with any CPU faster is always better. That's about it. What's important is whether VFP runs on a given version of Windows. This is a single-threaded, 32-bit Windows executable and associated DLLs. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm [excessive quoting removed by server]

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Virtual Fox Fest
by Rick Schummer 17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

We're pleased to announce GeekWear by Geek Gatherings (https://virtualfoxfest.com/geekwear.aspx) Order your Virtual Fox Fest gear from the options shown or create your own unique VFFwear. Unfortunately, because of family matters, Cathy Pountney had to withdraw from presenting this year. Fortunately, John Ryan offered to present "Visual FoxPro Advanced and VFP C++ Compiler: A New Lease of Life for VFP" (https://virtualfoxfest.com/Sessions.aspx#Visual_FoxPro_Advanced_and_VFP_C_C…) Registrations are still open: http://geekgatherings.com/Registration Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com

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VFP Apps/DBFs with AMD Processor
by Philip Borkholder 17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

Hello all, Not much activity lately. I searched the Archives for this issue but didn't find clarity. In past years I always heard it's best to have Intel processors on workstations when using VFP apps. Have any of you had any problems using AMD processors and Windows 10 with VFP apps? Any version of AMD processor a better choice? Thanks, Philip Borkholder Vicksburg, MI

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