The LA Fox Developer Newsletter

August 1997

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

LA Fox Address

LA Fox

P.O. Box 6624

Huntington Beach, CA 92615-6624

LA Fox Board of Directors

Barry R. Lee, President/Newsletter Editor

Bill Anderson, Vice President/Programs

Twila Miller, Treasurer/Membership

Chuck Williams, President Emeritus

George Dvorak

Bill Seldon

Mike Cummings

Michael Meer

George Porter

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

XPro User Group

2210 Wilshire Blvd. -#161

Santa Monica, CA 90403

uC FoxPro Developers Group

Membership/Subscription

The annual membership fee for the LA Fox Developers Group, including subscription to The LA Fox Developer Newsletter, is $45.

Disclaimer

Neither the LA Fox User Group, the XPro User Group, the OC 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 respec

Out and About (Con’t from Page 1)

annual gathering of FoxPro developers from around the world. This is where you can gather with the best in the industry, members of the Microsoft Visual FoxPro product team, and developers from around the world to learn how to solve your programming puzzles. Find out how to get it done with Visual FoxPro and the Microsoft Visual Tools. This year’s DEVCON is cosponsored by Advisor Publications, publisher of the magazines for using FoxPro, database, client-server and Internet technology to build business solutions. Cost of the conference is $1095. For more details, call 800/368- 3204, or visit http://www.advisor.com.

September 22-26, 1997. MicroEndeavors is coming to LA with their five- day, hands-on Accelerated Application Development class --VFO5. Sept 29-30 we will also offer a two day client server class - VFO7. For complete course outlines visit them at http:/www.microendeavors.com otherwise please email any response.

November 17-21, 1997. Comdex ‘97, the big daddy of all computer trade conferences, convenes in Las Vegas. The convention pulled in about 250,000 people last year, clogged up all the phone lines, and filled every hotel in the area. If you’re going, you’d better start planning now.

Since We Last Met

To the Victor Go the Spoils. Well, it had to happen someday. Apple Corp., awash in just about every kind of trouble imaginable from financial problems to executives jumping ship, has been temporarily bailed out by Microsoft Corp., thus ending the “platform wars” between Apple loyalists and MStechies. Announced Wednesday, August6, 1997, duringthe MacWorld Expo in Boston, the news of the $150 million infusion from Microsoft brought shudders from some quarters. Microsoft, the largest supplier of software for the Mac, stands to gain the most from the deal since its Internet Explorer will now come bundled in the machines. Microsoft also announced completion of the WebTV acquisition, further entrenching itself in Internet applications. So, by my guess, the real loser in this whole deal has to be Netscape.

On another front, here are some findings from research into bad smells, according to the Olfactory Research Fund:

did worse than those breathing a pleasant fragrance.

did people exposed to a bad smell.

vegetable odor than in the presence of a lemon fragrance. (Ed. Note: I wonder who paid for this revealing study DUHHHHH!!!!)

(Con’t, page 8)

Help Wanted...

Microcomputer Engineering Services, LLC, is looking for people proficient in FPW 2.6 with some basic knowledge of VFP. Excellent working conditions with a chance to be in on the latest FoxPro-related tech nologies. Need someone capable of “hitting the bricks running”. Call Mike Meer or Barry R. Lee, 800/499-6237, or e-mail us at brlee@earthlink.net.

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