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 Charac-

ter 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 inter-

ested 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