I can't recall if what was patched in that VFP "10" also addressed things like max array sizes, max text strings, size of 'index data' loaded into memory, etc. In general, things might just simply run faster (under the hood stuff of running 32-bit on 64-bit). And maybe the 'modern' ODBC drivers (64-bit) can now be used? <shrug>
Probably the best answer would be to try to recompile an app into VFP 10 and do some speed/timing tests (like anyone has time for that.... heh).
-Charlie
On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 12:32 PM MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
(And let's face it...we VFP devs need all the marketing hype we can get if we're still pushing our apps. lol)
On 4/16/2020 11:28 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
I finally I downloaded the VFPA runtime files and am going to use that IDE and develop/deploy with this "VFP 10" version since many here have spoken of it without much negativity.
Question: what would be the benefit of using the 64-bit version IF I'M NOT USING DBFS (because in my MBSS apps, I use MariaDB/MySQL as the backend, not VFP). I just don't see the benefit other than for marketing my apps to say "they're 64-bit using the VC++ 10 runtimes."
tia, --Mike
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