Making FoxPro Ducky - The Series

Author: <paul@tpcqpc.com>

Posted: 2026-10-19 at 16:36:13

I've just completed posting a 10-part series on my recent experiment trying

to make FoxPro work with DuckDB as well as my first real programming project

working with AI. The story is convoluted to say the least with Claude.AI and

I trying to find a way to work together efficiently and navigate all of the

rabbit holes we ended up going down to find a solution that ultimately far

exceeded my original expectations.

You can start at the beginning with Part 1, or skip to our final success in

Part 9. Either way, I hope someone else can take advantage of this

experiment. I also hope I don't look too dumb in the process of telling this

tale! <g>

I tried to keep each part as short as I could while including sample code

for you to review. There's even a download in Part 7 for a class Claude

wrote which gives you access to the low-level Win32 APIs to create Named

Pipes to a hidden shell process. Feel free to grab that and use it for you

own work if you need it.

Start here: http://www.paultarver.com/making-foxpro-ducky-part-1/

PS: Kurt you are going to love reading about my new wingman, Claude!!!

Thanks!

Paul H. Tarver

Tarver Program Consultants, Inc.

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