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VISUAL FOXPRO DEVCON 98
May 17 - 20, 1998 Orlando, Florida
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
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 under-
stand 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
At LA Fox

February 16, 1998, 7:30 PM - 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 fall it was upgraded to Visual FoxPro 5.0,
and communications previously carried out over modem be-
tween 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-
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
Visit our WebSite at: http://www.mesllc.com/lafox.html
February 1998
Out and About
by Barry R. Lee
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.
In this issue
and much more

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