Foxpro 2.06 Windows or Visual Foxpro 6 to start learning

[Trish]

I have programming knowledge of Foxpro for Dos 2.5. Wish to upgrade my
programming skills. I have installers of "Foxpro for Windows" and "Visual
Foxpro 6". Which one is better to start?

Thanks for any replies and help.

[Bernhard Sander]

Hi Trish

Post by Trish
I have programming knowledge of Foxpro for Dos 2.5. Wish to upgrade my
programming skills. I have installers of "Foxpro for Windows" and "Visual
Foxpro 6". Which one is better to start?

Don't use Foxpro for Windows anymore.
Take VFP 9, not 6.
Be aware: you have to learn a lot of new things. Now it is OOP time and this is
very different from FP/DOS and also from Foxpro for Windows.

Regards
Bernhard Sander

[Alex Feldstein]

Post by Trish
I have programming knowledge of Foxpro for Dos 2.5. Wish to upgrade my
programming skills. I have installers of "Foxpro for Windows" and "Visual
Foxpro 6". Which one is better to start?

Go for Visual FoxPro 9.0

Why learn anything as old as what you mention?

Forget FP Windows. If you want to start with VFP 6.0, that's OK
although rather old.

The paradigm is nothing like DOS or FP Windows. You have to learn
Object Orientation, OOP, Visual Development, COM, etc.



Alex Feldstein
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[Lee Mitchell]

Hi Trish:

Definitely go with VFP 9.0.

You can get my good VFP books from www.hentzenwerke.com that may help you
learn the program. Another good book is Object Orientation in Visual FoxPro
by Savanna Brentnall. The book was written for VFP 3.0 but the OOP concepts
are still valid.


I hope this helps.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Sincerely,
Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
Lee Mitchell

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Read about all the new features of VFP9 here:
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69-4500-8bf2-3f06689f4ab3&type=ovr

Keep an eye on the product lifecycle for Visual FoxPro here:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
- VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
- VFP6 Mainstream Support retired Sept. 30th, 2003

Post by Trish
I have programming knowledge of Foxpro for Dos 2.5. Wish to upgrade my
programming skills. I have installers of "Foxpro for Windows" and "Visual
Foxpro 6". Which one is better to start?
Go for Visual FoxPro 9.0
Why learn anything as old as what you mention?
Forget FP Windows. If you want to start with VFP 6.0, that's OK
although rather old.
The paradigm is nothing like DOS or FP Windows. You have to learn
Object Orientation, OOP, Visual Development, COM, etc.
Alex Feldstein

________________________________

Post by Trish
Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
Please respond in the public groups so that everybody
can benefit from the exchange.
Favor de responder en los foros públicos asi todos se benefician.
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Blog: http://alexfeldstein.blogspot.com
Website: http://www.feldstein.net