Hi guys
I was an active participant in all incarnations of the Fox mailing
lists, from when they began right through to 1999 when I took on the
task of publishing a 64-page monthly computer magazine. Then followed
chaos.
All email messages from those various lists are now Zipped and spread
far and wide across what used to be a small home network, but now
comprises scattered loose disks, backups of backups and spare copies
etc. I use Linux for Internet and kept one old Win XP machine in running
order.
Fortunately VFP still runs on that machine, despite having been moved
several times over the past decade. I want to complete development of a
small APP I began in 1997 and will rebuild the Win machine and then
re-establish the entire development environment
In the meantime I want to try running the app on Wine, but I can't find
the runtime file(s). The app runs okay from within VFP, but I don't
want that right now.
Can someone please tell me the name of the runtime file, so that I can
begin the search through this hoard.
Many thanks
Gary Taig
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You might be able to get a copy here:
http://www.foxpert.com/runtime.htm
Rick Q
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:07 AM, GaryT <taig@melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> I was an active participant in all incarnations of the Fox mailing
> lists, from when they began right through to 1999 when I took on the
> task of publishing a 64-page monthly computer magazine. Then followed
> chaos.
>
> All email messages from those various lists are now Zipped and spread
> far and wide across what used to be a small home network, but now
> comprises scattered loose disks, backups of backups and spare copies
> etc. I use Linux for Internet and kept one old Win XP machine in running
> order.
>
> Fortunately VFP still runs on that machine, despite having been moved
> several times over the past decade. I want to complete development of a
> small APP I began in 1997 and will rebuild the Win machine and then
> re-establish the entire development environment
>
> In the meantime I want to try running the app on Wine, but I can't find
> the runtime file(s). The app runs okay from within VFP, but I don't
> want that right now.
>
> Can someone please tell me the name of the runtime file, so that I can
> begin the search through this hoard.
>
> Many thanks
> Gary Taig
>
>
>
>
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http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFPRuntimeDLLConcordance~VFP
Also a useful reference point. And Paul McNett was on the bleeding edge for running VFP under WINE back in the day so you might want to search for his comments on the subject.
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Subject: Runtime Filename VFP5.0a
Hi guys
I was an active participant in all incarnations of the Fox mailing lists, from when they began right through to 1999 when I took on the task of publishing a 64-page monthly computer magazine. Then followed chaos.
All email messages from those various lists are now Zipped and spread far and wide across what used to be a small home network, but now comprises scattered loose disks, backups of backups and spare copies etc. I use Linux for Internet and kept one old Win XP machine in running order.
Fortunately VFP still runs on that machine, despite having been moved several times over the past decade. I want to complete development of a small APP I began in 1997 and will rebuild the Win machine and then re-establish the entire development environment
In the meantime I want to try running the app on Wine, but I can't find the runtime file(s). The app runs okay from within VFP, but I don't want that right now.
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On 9/22/2011 8:31 AM, Richard Kaye wrote:
> http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFPRuntimeDLLConcordance~VFP
>
> Also a useful reference point. And Paul McNett was on the bleeding edge for running VFP under WINE back in the day so you might want to search for his comments on the subject.
>
As I recall, Paul actually did get it working for the most part.
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On 9/22/11 8:06 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
> On 9/22/2011 8:31 AM, Richard Kaye wrote:
>> http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFPRuntimeDLLConcordance~VFP
>>
>> Also a useful reference point. And Paul McNett was on the bleeding edge for running VFP under WINE back in the day so you might want to search for his comments on the subject.
>>
>
>
> As I recall, Paul actually did get it working for the most part.
VFP7 was the best version to work with in WINE, back in the day...
Paul
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On 9/22/2011 11:10 AM, Paul McNett wrote:
> On 9/22/11 8:06 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
>> As I recall, Paul actually did get it working for the most part.
>
> VFP7 was the best version to work with in WINE, back in the day...
That was the last version before the EULA changed (or was it VFP6) that
threatened to kill your first born if you ran it on a non-Windows
operating system, iirc. "Before the dark times...before the empire."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-K11j6iwMU
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Richard Quilhot wrote:
> You might be able to get a copy here:
> http://www.foxpert.com/runtime.htm
>
> Rick Q
> quilhotr@gmail.com
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:07 AM, GaryT <taig@melbpc.org.au> wrote:
>
[snip]
>> Can someone please tell me the name of the runtime file, so that I can
>> begin the search through this hoard.
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Gary Taig
Thanks, Richard.
I got the files you pointed out, put them in the same directory but they
made no difference. Then I did a thorough search through all my disks
for files beginning with VF* and as before found mainly spare/backup
copies of the original development material.
In the end my priorities have changed. Looking for runtime is becoming
a time waster. I'm going to focus on rebuilding the Win machine, get the
development system completely reinstated and start over with the latest
PJX file.
From what I've seen tonight, there is a lot to re-learn.
Many thanks for the pointer.
GT
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Richard Kaye wrote:
> http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFPRuntimeDLLConcordance~VFP
>
> Also a useful reference point. And Paul McNett was on the bleeding edge for running VFP under WINE back in the day so you might want to search for his comments on the subject.
>
> --
> rk
>
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> Subject: Runtime Filename VFP5.0a
Thanks Richard,
That site contains information on VFP7, 8 and 9. Mine is VFP5a.
But, that raised another big question. Is it worth upgrading?
I was using VFP6 at work in 1998-9 and I don't recall any major
differences or improvements. If there were any they must have been quite
subtle and that raised the question of what could MS do to make version
7 or 8 or 9 a lot better? My memory suggests that after David Fulton
retired they lost interest in even pretending to want to maintain VFP.
Or, to start from the beginning, is Version 7, 8 or 9 still on the
shelves? If yes, what is the current price? I did some Googling and
found so much VFP material - it was staggering. But, found no prices
yet; lots more Googling to follow in the next little while.
Yes, I know Paul is around, I see his name flash past regularly. Long
time since we last talked though - perhaps I had better jump on the
phone. I have heaps of catching up to do.
Thanks again, Richard.
GT
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If you search the Fox wiki site for runtime, you'll find info for earlier versions. (Don't know how I managed to miss the version in the subject...)
If you plan on running in Vista/W7, I'd recommend going right to 9 assuming you can find a copy. IIRC, a full license runs in the 5-600 vicinity and upgrades were around 1/2 that. Or if you had the right MSDN subscription at the time 9 was released, you should find it there.
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> Subject: Runtime Filename VFP5.0a
Thanks Richard,
That site contains information on VFP7, 8 and 9. Mine is VFP5a.
But, that raised another big question. Is it worth upgrading?
I was using VFP6 at work in 1998-9 and I don't recall any major differences or improvements. If there were any they must have been quite subtle and that raised the question of what could MS do to make version
7 or 8 or 9 a lot better? My memory suggests that after David Fulton retired they lost interest in even pretending to want to maintain VFP.
Or, to start from the beginning, is Version 7, 8 or 9 still on the shelves? If yes, what is the current price? I did some Googling and found so much VFP material - it was staggering. But, found no prices yet; lots more Googling to follow in the next little while.
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On 9/22/11 9:35 AM, GaryT wrote:
> Yes, I know Paul is around, I see his name flash past regularly. Long
> time since we last talked though - perhaps I had better jump on the
> phone. I have heaps of catching up to do.
Gary, great to see you around here again!
Paul
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