I would greatly miss the speedy import capabilities of Foxpro and the CREATE

CURSOR to build temporary files to temporarily hold imported data. I also

make extensive use of Class Libraries. More and more I'm using of creating

Empty Objects and adding properties to store and manage lots of variables

including making it possible to pass a single reference to the object as a

parameter and making all of the properties available to other modules. And I

agree 100% with wanting to keep the TEXTMERGE feature.

I think I could do this all day and because it seems I'm still learning new

ways to use VFP commands and features, I think I fear losing any of them!

Paul H. Tarver

-----Original Message-----

From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Johan

Nel

Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 7:52 AM

To: profoxtech@leafe.com

Subject: [NF] What would you miss from VFP, when migrating

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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