The LA Fox DeveloDer Newsletter

March 1995

The LA Fox Developer is the monthly newslet-

ter of the LA Fox User Group. The purpose is

information sharing among application develop-

ers 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

Randy Unruh

(310) 399-9159

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.

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Group, the OC MS FoxPro Developers Group,

their officers or board of directors or their

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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 devel-

opment 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 Technolo-

gies, 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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