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Subject: Re: Sorry to bother you....
Author: "Bob Lee"
Posted: 2005/09/30 10:50:01
 
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Way to go Dave ! Burn that MySql -&Php to VFP - connection torch !

Mysql 5.0 with views - updateable views ! - and triggers.and other fun
goodies. has been downloaded two million times... and has recently been
released for general download. (no longer beta..)
http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/news/article_959.html

Bob Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Crozier" <DCrozier AT Flexipol .DOT co.uk>
To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: Sorry to bother you....


> Vince,
> I would definitely recommend using MySQL in the mix to hold data and NOT
> to
> try and do PHP to VFP Updates.
>
> Go the C/S Route: You know it makes sense.
>
> Dave Crozier
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: profox-bounces AT leafe .DOT com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
> Of Vince Teachout
> Sent: 30 September 2005 15:18
> To: ProFox Email List
> Subject: Re: Sorry to bother you....
>
> At 10:04 AM 9/30/2005 -0400, MB Software Solutions wrote:
>
>>Vince Teachout wrote:
>>
>>>.... but it's a little on the urgent side (for me, at least!)
>>>
>>>I really just need a yes/no answer at this point, so I can go ahead with
>>>some proposal details. ( just landed a big vfp re-write -YEAH!)
>>>
>>>Can PHP read VFP databases? I figured you'd be the person most likely to
>>>know. Thanks!
>>
>>
>>According to this page, it supports ODBC:
>>http://us2.php.net/manual/en/intro-whatcando.php
>>
>>...now does that mean it can't read VFP7/8/9 databases that take
>>advantages of dbc-features introduced in VFP7/8/9? i.e., if I use
>>AutoIncrement, would ODBC not be possible?
>>
>>--Michael
>
>
> Thank you! Honestly, I really wouldn't need any new features - just need
> to do straight queries and updates. This portion of it is 99% reporting,
> and 1% updating a table ("Charge clieng X $$$ for report Y on Date()) I
> wouldn't need AutoInc, either. Also, since my other option was foxisapi,
> I
> don't think I would have been able to use new features anyway. Thanks
> again for that link.
>
>
>
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