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jetimms
jetimms

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What is the most active clipper-like community?

I work for a company that is using Microsoft Visual Foxpro 9. Since Microsoft has abandoned us, we no longer get fresh driver updates (the last was for ODBC was built for VFP version 6.)

Clipper and Foxpro aren't too different, from what I understand. So if they are producing drivers, then that might be a good place to migrate to.

However, according to wikipedia on Clipper there are several vendors to choose from.

Which is the most active (supportive) with a future that goes out past 2015 (MS's complete cutoff date for VFP?)

Thanks.

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Answers (3)

Stephan Brun
Stephan Brun

Reputation: 1

There is also Harbour/xHarbour, which is an open source implementation of the Clipper language. Cross-platform, so should or could support any platform used:
https://harbour.wiki/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xharbour/

The github.io page is sadly defunct.

Upvotes: 0

Rick Schummer
Rick Schummer

Reputation: 1067

If you are looking for an ODBC driver for VFP databases and tables you might consider looking at Advantage Database from iAnywhere. The have a local engine and a server engine. The local engine has the engine to access DBF data, but for your case, it also has an ODBC drive that works with VFP data up to and including the current Visual FoxPro 9. The local engine and the included ODBC driver are free.

http://www.sybase.com/ianywhere

Just as an FYI, just because extended support from Microsoft ends in 2015 does not mean the product stops working. As noted by DRapp, even FoxPro for DOS is in use today, and that product lost support from Microsoft more than a dozen years ago. The Fox Community will support this product well into the future too, and are busy extending it via VFPX on Codeplex.com (open source add-ons, tools, and components).

Rick Schummer, VFP MVP

Upvotes: 2

DRapp
DRapp

Reputation: 48139

Just a few thoughts to remember.... VFP is still solid, and one of the best things out there that doesn't require a "SERVER" type of installation. Also, even though MS's official cutoff is 2015, as of last year, I was still supporting a couple sites with Foxpro DOS -- yes DOS, and about 3 yrs ago, even FPW (yes, Windows, not Visual Foxpro).

Using VFP9, you can get an upgrade VFP OleDB thats available, and I've used within C#.net with no problems.

if you want to contact me more directly my email is [email protected]

Upvotes: 2

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