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Using VFP to create website functionality

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spyderbryin

spyderbryin

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Hi
I need to create a website encompassing numerous different software packages including hopefully exchange server (or similar) alongwith other UK based products. Though I've not played about too much with menus etc vfp would appear to be a suitable tool and as I've some knowledge of the programming language I'd rather try to persevere with it rather than learn another language from scratch.

Should I be worried that there won't apparantly be any more upgrades?

Any help/suggestions would be gratefully received!

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I wouldn't be too worried about the future of VFP... it has a way of coming back after everyone thinks "This'll be the last version!". And, MS promises the current version to be supported on 64-bit windows (as a 32-bit app in compatibility mode).

However, VFP alone isn't up to the task of serving a website: You also need:
1) A MS Windows-based web server computer
2) A Web Server application (like MS's IIS, or Apache, or Sambar Server, etc)
3) A connection between the Web Server and VFP (like MS's ISAPI+FOXISAPI.DLL, or AFP (Active Foxpro Pages), or WebConnect)

The AFP method would likely be the easiest to convert to another middle-ware language (ASP) if you did have to migrate off of VFP in the future... but who can tell the future?



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Firstly bear in mind that if you go the VFP route, you will need to use a dedicated server for no shared hoster will allow a VFP runtime running on their machines.

That being said, look at WebConnect from west-Wind. It is a great product that will safe you tons of time and numerous headaches ( AFP is also an option (
Consider using instead ASP.NET instead of VFP to levrage third party controls. Your time studying ASP.net will be time well spent.


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Firstly bear in mind that if you go the VFP route, you will need to use a dedicated server for no shared hoster will allow a VFP runtime running on their machines.
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Not quite true. There are some hosts that support VFP web apps. I'm using dngsolutions.net. Check this page for some other options:


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