Author: <paul@tpcqpc.com>
Posted: 2026-10-22 at 08:17:14
Thanks, Kurt.
Your enthusiasm for Claude was one of the primary reasons I decided to try using Claude after so many previous disappointing efforts with other AI systems.
I hope you enjoy the journey I took.
Paul H. Tarver
Tarver Program Consultants, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Wendt <kurthwendt@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 4:54 PM
To: ProFox Email List <profox@leafe.com>
Subject: Re: Making FoxPro Ducky - The Series
Dang It Paul - this is yet another email that ended up in my GMail spam folder. Oddly - some go in there - and others from ProFox do not. Even to the extent that some emails for the SAME Posting go into Spam - whilst others do not.
I had see Ed's reply about this - and got a bit of a chuckle from his response. But, as I read it at work - I was viewing things Quickly. So - sadly - I missed your Callout to my name. NOW - after finding this email in my Spam - and reading it - and seeing my name - I Chuckled - and Immediately Dived into your Rabbit Hole Deep Dive!!!
My Fav line from your Part 1 was - "...with my new best friend Claude".
I'm sure you know why. But, I will extrapolate - cause - I LITERALLY At times tell people that my new BFF is actually Claude! And, I DAMN Well do indeed Refer to Him as a Him!
Now it's time to continue reading your article - and move on to Part #2!
I am Truly Enjoying reading your writeup!!!
-K - The Bot-Guy/3D Printer guy... ...and Still doing VFP work.. - and
Converting to C# with my new BFF - Claude.ai!
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On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM <paul@tpcqpc.com> wrote:
> 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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