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The LA Fox Developer
A Newsletter for FoxPro Application Developers in Southern California
Visit our WebSite at: http://www.mesllc.com/lafox.html
April 1998
DevCon Pre-Conference
Seminars
May 17, 1998 (requires separate fees)

[Ed. Note: This year’s Advisor DevCon is taking place in
Orlando, FL, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, May 17-20,
1998. Along with the many regular sessions offered at this
event, there are a number of pre-conference seminars going on.
For details, point your bro wserto http://www.advisor.com/
fc9805c.nsf/wPages/main.J

You can extend your DEVCON experience and gain valuable
knowledge by attending one or more optional Pre-Conference
Seminars. In addition to learning useful skills, you can get free
software. Seating is limited, so call now to register for Pre-
Conference Seminars.

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Jumo Start
Sunday 9:00 am to 11:00 am
FREE Software: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

Learn how to take advantage of the powerful features in Win-
dows NT 4.0. NT 4 now shares the same interface with Win-
dows 95, making the operating system even easier to use.
Additional new features include the Explorer, Network Neighbor-
hood, Briefcase, and much more. Powerful administration tools
allow network administrators to control desktops by restricting
access to the network, establishing standard desktop configura-
tions and preventing users from modifying preset applications or
desktop configurations. You will also learn how to develop
applications that take advantage of the power of Windows NT
4.0.

Microsoft SOL Server 6.5 Jump Start
Sunday noon-2:OOpm
FREE Software: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Workstation

Learn the basics of Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, a scalable, high-
performance database management system designed specifi-
cally for distributed client-server computing. Its built-in data
replication, powerful management tools, and open system
architecture provide a superior platform for delivering cost
effective information solutions. Microsoft SQL Server provides a
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At LA Fox

April 20, 1998, 7:30 PM - Some Very Special Tools. Some-
times your life as a FoxPro developer can be made a whole lot
easier with a few simple tools - some free.. .some not-so-free.
This night, we’ll be discussing and showing tools ranging from
simple screen capture programs to data conversion to spell-
checking and more. Don’t miss it!

Apti! 27,1998,6:00-8:30 PM -An Evening With Robert
Green. Robert is a product manager in the Developer Tools
Marketing division at Microsoft, focusing on data access
technologies. He is the lead technical champion for Visual
FoxPro and wrote the Visual FoxPro session for Developer
Days 97. He is a frequent speaker at Visual FoxPro confer-
ences and is the author of Developing Client/Server Applications
with Visual FoxPro and SQL Server (Pinnacle Publishing’s Pros
Talk Visual FoxPro series). His articles have appeared in
FOXPRO ADVISOR and Fox Talk and he has spoken at the last
four FoxPro DevCons. This night he’ll be presenting a special
preview of “Tahoe”. We can’t call it “VFP6.0” until after the
Orlando DevCon, but I don’t think you want to miss this one.
Please note the date change for this special meeting This
meetina is beina held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Costa Mesa
CA. 3050 Bristol StreetS Costa Mesa. CA 92626.
Out and About
by Barry R. Lee
The April meeting of LA Fox will be held on
April20, 1998, 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.
Elsewhere
AtOC Fox.
MAY Peter Butterfield — Non-Visual Framework Widgets. If
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In this issue
SQL Substring Searches
Outer Joins
Polymorphism
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and much more

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