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From the Fox Forum.
Visual FoxPro 3.Ob
As you know, Visual FoxPro 3.0 is releasing a slip- streamed update into the channel in December: Visual FoxPro 3.Ob.

Visual FoxPro 3.Ob is an international release of Visual FoxPro 3.0. Visual FoxPro 3.Ob is Double Byte Character Set enabled (DBCS) so it can be localized into Far Eastern languages. In addition, VFP 3.Ob will ship with SQL Server 6 ODBC drivers, Windows 95 desktop ODBC drivers, and will have enhanced support for OLE Controls. We also took the development opportunity to fix some bugs.

DO VISUAL FOXPRO 3.0 CUSTOMERS NEED TO UPDATE TO VISUAL FOXPRO 3.OB?

Probably not—the average user probably won’t need the full update to Visual FoxPro 3.Ob. The main focus of the update is to enable DBCS support for the Far Eastern languages and to meet the OLE Controls Container specification. The included SQL Server 6.0 ODBC driver is available freely to Visual FoxPro 3.0 customers via the Microsoft Network, Internet, and Compuserve. The Windows 95 desktop drivers are also available in the same way (see below).

Knowledae Base

KB ID: Q140255
KBTitIe:
“GE 1263: Microsoft ODBC Drivers for 32-bit
Programs”

Application Note

Appnote:
GE1263.EXE
The current versions of Office 95, Standalone Microsoft Excel, Project and Visual Basic 4.0 already contain these
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Out and About
by Barry R. Lee


1996, from 6pm to 9pm. The speculation is that they’ll be showing VFP/MAC and the next revision of VFP/ Windows, along with VFP’s support for OLE controls and sophisticated client/server capabilities, and highlighting some cutting edge Internet/Web capabilities. Don’t miss this one! For further details, contact Kirk Nason, at Microsoft, 714/263-3057, or Barry Lee, 714/375-3300, CIS# 72723,3422.

February 19, 1996, 7:30 PM - David Ingersoll, Select
Software Tools. David will be presenting Select OMT
Professional, a modeling tool for classes and use
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The LA Fox Developer
A Newsletter for FoxPro Application Developers in Southern California
January 1996
The January meeting of LA Fox will be held on Jan.15, 1996, at 7:30 PM at our regular meeting place (the Torrance Airport, 3301 Airport Drive, in Torrance). For details on how to get there, see the map on the back page.
January 15, 1996, 7:30 PM - Panel/Open Discussion
on Marketing and Client Relations. Due to a recent interest in this topic, we’re having a group of about 4 or 5 individuals, including David Jones of Microsoft/Irvine, William Mooney (“The Consultant’s Coach”), David Greene, and David VanValkenburg, lead a discussion on marketing techniques and client relations. Those interested in being part of the panel can contact Barry Lee, via phone (714/968-4225) or CompuServe (72723,3422).

Also in January The Cris Wittress Road Show.
Cris Wittress, product manager for Microsoft FoxPro, will
be sending her crack team of specialists to Orange
County to kick off the new National Visual FoxPro Road
Show. The location, central to the LA, OC, and San
Diego groups, will be the Red Lion Inn, 3050 Bristol St.,
Costa Mesa, CA. 92646, on Wednesday. January 1 7th.
In this issue
LA Fox’s Year in Review
Eight Ways to Promote Your Business
Simple Strategy for Learning VFP
VFP 3.Ob Bug Fixes...56, Count ‘em

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