The LA Fox DeveloDer Newsletter

March 1995

The LA Fox Developer is the monthly newsletter of the LA Fox User Group. The purpose is information sharing among application developers and users working with FoxPro.

LA Fox Address:

LA Fox User Group

Chuck Williams (310) 539-9439

977 Ashbndge Lane

Harbor City, CA 90710

LA Fox Board of Directors

Chuck Williams, President

Barry Lee, Vice President/Newsletter Editor

Allen Garfein, Treasurer/Membership

George Dvorak

Bill Seldon

Mike Cummings

Bill Anderson

LA Fox is the oldest FoxPro developer’s group in Southern California.The newsletter contains regular columns and articles from other user groups.

XPro User Group

2210 Wilshire Blvd. - #161

Santa Monica, CA 90403

OC FoxPro Developers Group

Larry McQuerrey (714)639-3318

Subscriptions

The annual membership fee for the LA Fox

User Group, including subscription to The LA

Fox Developer Newslefter~ is $45.

Disclaimer

Neither the LA Fox User Group, the XPro User Group, the OC MS FoxPro Developers Group, their officers or board of directors or their members make any express or implied warranties of any kind with regard to any information disseminated, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

Opinions provided by newsletter articles, or by speakers, members, or guests who address the meetings, are individual opinions only, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the group. All opinions and information should be carefully considered, and the group is not liable for any incident or consequential damages in connection with, or arising out of, the furnishing or use of any information or opinions. Brand names and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

LA Fox President’s Column (Con? from page 1)

low priced workstations, but Jeff is now working with Windows, since the Pentium brings speed into a useful range.

He has now extended the application to provide reports which summarize patient data in several ways, in both tabular and graphic form. The user can drill down from a summary to get increased detail, just by clicking on the data elements. The result is similar to the screen views and data entry situation - users can get data structured in several useful ways, quickly and easily, without reading a manual or going to class. This is a classic application - it signifies what application development is all about and illustrates the flexibility offered by FoxPro when placed in the hands of a talented developer. Jeff credits discussions with Ken Levy for the basic implementation ideas, but it also helps to be an excellent programmer and a former art director.

Announcements

Micro Endeavors Inc has announced a nationwide training tour for Visual FoxPro developers. They offer a two day seminar, with the first day concentrating on strategic issues such as client-server, object orientation, OLE2, integration with Office products, Rapid Systems Development, etc. The second day will focus on programming topics including data dictionary, form design, visual classes, project designer, grid controls, and event driven apps. The instructors include George Goley, one of the foremost developers, speakers, and writers in the FoxPro community since its beginnings, and Melissa Dunn, also a leading FoxPro author, speaker, and trainer - they don’t come any better than this I The tour hits Los Angeles on May 8 and 9. The price is $250 per day with several discount options. You can register at 800 331-9434.

The annual dDay Fair is happening again this year. This is a major opportunity for local database oriented folks to meet and listen to several industry leaders, all in one convenient place, without the hassle and the price of most database conferences. See the detailed flyer later in this newsletter.

Microsoft will present their annual Tech-Ed Conference in New Orleans from March 27 through 31. This is another conference “for computer professionals who design, develop, integrate, or support” Microsoft based solutions. Although many of the FoxPro Devcon presentations are repeated at this conference, the scope is broader and the attendance is larger than Devcon. There are over 300 technical sessions covering 4 broad tracks:

Backoffice, Development Tools, Office, and Windows Technologies, with sessions on Windows 95, OLE, Multimedia, and MA P1. I have a brochure with a listing of session titles. The price is $1195. To register, call 800 433-9996.

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