The LA Fox Developer Newsletter

September 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

Barry R. Lee

714/375-3300

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

Randy Unruh

310/399-9159

2210 Wilshire Blvd. - #161

Santa Monica, CA 90403

OC FoxPro Developers Group

Mike Vincent

(714)970-9147

Membership!Subscription

The annual membership fee for the LA Fox Develop-

ers 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 consid-

ered, 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-

tive owners.

Out and About (Con't from Page 1)

with Visual FoxPro and the Microsoft Visual Tools. This year’s DEVCON is

co-sponsored 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.

Microsoft Web Solutions Seminar. Covers Windows NT Server4.0,

Internet Information Server 3.0, Site Server, Visual InterDev Web develop-

ment software, SQL Server 6.5, Exchange Server 5.0, and Office 97 VAR

Edition. Microsoft will step you through this growing business opportunity

including:

* Lowering costs and reducing risks.

* Choosing the right technologies, platforms, and products.

* How other providers have deployed Web solutions.

* . . .and much more.

Best of all it’s free!! ! In Garden Grove (09/1 8), Ontario (09/23), Woodland

Hills (09/25), and La Jolla (09/30). Call 800/550-4300 to reserve your place.

Seating is limited.

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.

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 technologies. 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.

VFP Assistance (Con’t from page 7)

Web sites

www.microsoft.com\vfoxpro

ntweb.dev-com.com/tomo/

www.transformation.com/foxpro-

www.universalthread.com

http://www.vfug.org

Most of the websites have links to other foxpro web sites. Next time you

are looking for an answer and can’t seem to find it, check out these addi-

tional areas.

[Ed. Note: Tom Norman can be reached by eMail at

tnorman@procard.com]

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