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Don’t miss VISUAL FOXPRO DEVELOPER CONFERENCE 1998, the ninth almost-annual gathering of FoxPro developers from around the world. Get yourself to Orlando before it’s too late!!
It’s “Tahoe” time! Visual FoxPro DevCon 98 is devoted to Tahoe! Every course is either brand new or revised with Tahoe in mind.
VISUAL FOXPRO DEVCON 98 is essential technical education for serious FoxPro developers. DEVCON puts you face-to-face with the leading FoxPro experts, members of the Microsoft Visual FoxPro product team, and FoxPro professionals from around the world.
DEVCON 98 introduces “Tahoe”, the next version of Visual FoxPro. You’ll learn what’s new and exciting, how it works with other key tools and technologies, and how Visual FoxPro can take you into the new e-business world.
Learn exactly what you want to know
DEVCON gives you dozens of sessions to choose from, so you can design your own technical education program. You’ll discover how well Visual FoxPro works with tools such as Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Office, and more.
Boost your wisdom and oroductivitv
In just a few days, you’ll gain knowledge and insight that might otherwise require months of experimentation, orgo unnoticed. If you want to keep up—and blast ahead—DEVCON is your launch pad. If you are developing in Visual FoxPro you can’t afford to miss this technical conference and the insight you will receive on the current and future versions of FoxPro.
Discover the most imDortant features of Visual FoxPro 5.0 and ‘Tahoe”
There’s never been a tool like Visual FoxPro. Once you understand it, you can solve so many types of problems. But knowing how to move forward can be daunting. DEVCON is your key. You’ll learn exactly what’s important—and what’s not—and how to
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At LA Fox
February 16, 1998, 7:30 PM
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Jonathan Melvin.
Jon’s topic for the evening will be “Creating and Operating an Enterprise System using Visual FoxPro”. It sounds like one you shouldn’t miss. Here’s a “brief’ synopsis:
The largest underground storage tank testing company in the United States operates their order entry, field operations, and reporting using a distributed FoxPro system. This system has been in continuous operation since 1983 and was originally written in Fox. Last
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it was upgraded to Visual FoxPro 5.0, and communications previously carried out over modem between field computers and the central office were converted to Internet communication. This system operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and supports a company that has expanded to over 200 field locations and 12 sales offices. Database size is growing at the rate of 100 MB per week.
This system includes:
User and group access authorization and access control to each table;
Tracking of revisions of all records with ability to view and recall prior versions;
A uniform object oriented visual interface with simple class libraries;
Internet based synchronization of the database between more
than 200 locations;
• Automatic propagation of table structure changes from the central server to field computers;
Use of OLE to imbed drawings, scanned images, and photo-
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Rebuilding Index Tags
S.Cal Conference Highlights
Variable Report Copies
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The LA Fox Developer
A Newsletter for
FoxPro
Application Developers in Southern California
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Out and About
by Barry R.
Lee
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The February meeting of LA Fox will be held on Feb.16, 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.
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