The VFP Report Writer is amazing compared to other development tools

I've seen, including my beloved Xojo.  I've had to create my own report

writer that spits out HTML based reports just to get me close to what

VFP offered.

Another language command is the SCATTER NAME and GATHER NAME. The

ability to create an object with properties that corresponds to each

field of a record is incredibly useful.  Especially when combined with

the TEXTMERGE command already stated earlier.

-Kevin

On 06/27/2019 08:51 AM, Johan Nel wrote:

> Hi VFPers

>

> I have asked this question on foxite too with very little feedback, so

> I am asking it here too.

>

> If you have to summarize the 1 or 2 features of VFP that you will feel

> is a step backwards when migrating to .NET or any other platform as a

> move forwards.

>

> Looking forward to your replies.

>

> Two things that was highlighted on Foxite:

>

> 1. Macro-compilation

> 2. Evaluate(<script>)

>

> From a X# perspective the FOX release already has support for:

>

> 1. DBFCDX and readonly access for VFP specific FieldTypes (AutoInc,

> etc) with full support planned in the foreseeable future;

> 2. WITH/ENDWITH, TEXT/ENDTEXT (partially implemented);

> 3. Macro-compilation;

> 4. Script engine that can make full use of the .NET framework.

>

> XBase greetings,

>

> Johan Nel

> FOX Member: Friends of XSharp

> https://xsharp.info

> George, South Africa

>

>

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