Moving from Foxpro 2.6 to Visual foxpro 9

[Bartman]

I have been a long time 'enthusiast' using Foxpro 2.6 for DOS and windows. I
am now contemplating upgrading to VFP 9.

Are the toos I am used to still available i.e command window, woks with
DBASE data file, the ols style command like SET FILTER BROWSE etc etc ?

Thanks

[Jay B]

yes, everything is backward compatible.
although the old way of doing input screens will still work,
you probably wont be happy with the results.
I strongly encourage you to learn how to recreate all your input forms
from scratch using the new FORM technology,
and that will be the hardest thing to get used to, but pretty easy once
you get the hang of it!
i believe you can download a demo of VFP to play with from Microsoft.
Good luck and enjoy! Jay

Post by Bartman
I have been a long time 'enthusiast' using Foxpro 2.6 for DOS and windows. I
am now contemplating upgrading to VFP 9.
Are the toos I am used to still available i.e command window, woks with
DBASE data file, the ols style command like SET FILTER BROWSE etc etc ?
Thanks

[Cindy Winegarden]

Hi Jay,

Sorry to say, there are no demo versions of VFP, downloadable or otherwise.

[Jay B]

i was referring to vfp9beta.exe (93mb) that i downloaded from the
microsoft site 2 years ago. perhaps it is no longer available from
them, havn't looked recently since i bought my copy.

Post by Cindy Winegarden
Hi Jay,
Sorry to say, there are no demo versions of VFP, downloadable or otherwise.

[Fred Taylor]

No, no longer available, and it wouldn't be any good if you already had it
downloaded, anyways. It "expired" at the end of the beta period (when the
product shipped) so it would no longer run.
--
Fred
Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP

i was referring to vfp9beta.exe (93mb) that i downloaded from the microsoft
site 2 years ago. perhaps it is no longer available from them, havn't
looked recently since i bought my copy.

Post by Cindy Winegarden
Hi Jay,
Sorry to say, there are no demo versions of VFP, downloadable or otherwise.

[Lee Mitchell]

Hi Bartman:

Here is a good source for info on converting FoxPro 2.x application in to
VFP:

http://foxproadvisor.com/doc/05239

Also, this is a link to an older white paper on converting from FoxPro 2.x
to VFP 5.0. While the information is a little old, much of it is still
applicable to later versions:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/archive/default.asp?url=/archive/en-us/dnarfoxgen/
html/msdn_movfox.asp

I hope this helps.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Sincerely,
Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
Lee Mitchell

*-- VFP9 HAS ARRIVED!! --*
Read about all the new features of VFP9 here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/

*--Purchase VFP 9.0 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=54787e64-52
69-4500-8bf2-3f06689f4ab3&type=ovr

Keep an eye on the product lifecycle for Visual FoxPro here:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
- VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
- VFP6 Mainstream Support retired Sept. 30th, 2003

Post by Jay B
yes, everything is backward compatible.
although the old way of doing input screens will still work,
you probably wont be happy with the results.
I strongly encourage you to learn how to recreate all your input forms
from scratch using the new FORM technology,
and that will be the hardest thing to get used to, but pretty easy once
you get the hang of it!
i believe you can download a demo of VFP to play with from Microsoft.
Good luck and enjoy! Jay
I have been a long time 'enthusiast' using Foxpro 2.6 for DOS and windows. I
am now contemplating upgrading to VFP 9.
Are the toos I am used to still available i.e command window, woks with
DBASE data file, the ols style command like SET FILTER BROWSE etc etc ?
Thanks

[Craig Berntson]

You're looking at a steep climb. While "most" everything still works, you
will be better off learning the VFP way of doing things. Lots of books to
help at www.hentzenwerke.com.
--
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Visual FoxPro MVP
www.craigberntson.com
Salt Lake City Fox User Group
www.slcfox.org
www.foxcentral.net

Post by Bartman
I have been a long time 'enthusiast' using Foxpro 2.6 for DOS and windows. I
am now contemplating upgrading to VFP 9.
Are the toos I am used to still available i.e command window, woks with
DBASE data file, the ols style command like SET FILTER BROWSE etc etc ?
Thanks