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  1. billch

    Update multiple prg files at the same time?

    Take a look at Go Fish, updated by the late Matt Slay https://github.com/mattslay/GoFish Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  2. billch

    How to send text messages to my phone with VFP

    Chilkat has sample code for using Twilio. Need to purchase Chilkat and sign up with Twilio. I have not tried it. https://www.example-code.com/foxpro/twilio_send_sms.asp Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  3. billch

    VFOXPRO IN CLOUD

    Nigel, You may want to post your TSPlus capacity question on LevelExtreme.com. A few VFP/TSPlus developers with larger volume apps hang around there. Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  4. billch

    VFOXPRO IN CLOUD

    Hi Nigel, >>Any feeling for how concurrency compares with MS RDP; i.e. for any given windows server do you see it supporting a comparable number of active sessions? Haven't benchmarked. Can't say. Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
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    VFOXPRO IN CLOUD

    Hi Nigel, Using TSPlus for three VFP applications, in various stages of implementation. One app is in use, another will go online for production within 30-60 days. We are using the TSPlus mobile edition and their security add-on product, hosting via OVH.com, a dedicated server with Windows...
  6. billch

    VFOXPRO IN CLOUD

    Take a look at TSPlus https://tsplusus.com/ Enables you to run unmodified VFP in a hosting environment such as AWS, Azure, etc. Similar to RDP but less costly. It has zero client install option. Apps can be run by any client with an HTML5+ browser. Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates...
  7. billch

    Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) for VFP

    Thanks Tamar. You get it. Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  8. billch

    Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) for VFP

    Thanks JRB, Yes I am familiar with the documentation provided by the USPS and others. I'm hoping someone has gone through this process and pay for the program, if available. If necessary, I will write and test the 2 levels of checksums and encoding myself. thanks, Bill Chambers Chambers &...
  9. billch

    Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) for VFP

    Hi All, Does anyone have direct experience with IMpb, Intelligent Mail Package Barcode? This is the barcode specification outlined by the US Postal Service for commercial bulk mailing. It specifies not only the code 128 barcode font but also checksum calculations and numeric encoding. I'd be...
  10. billch

    Tempted by a Hentzenwerke news: 36 Hour Sale (no I'm not on commission) Any recommended reads?

    Hi Karen, Take a look at ActiveVFP. It's not trivial to set up and get started, but it allows you to create web-based apps using VFP code as the scripting language and VFP DBF's for your data. The front end is typically HTML. Some knowledge of CSS and JavaScript can be useful. Check it...
  11. billch

    DOWNLOAD SMTP MAIL VFP 9

    Google mail requires the use of an SSL proxy server at your end. I use Marshallsoft's email component: http://www.marshallsoft.com/email-component-library.htm The SSL proxy server is STunnel (free). http://www.stunnel.org/ When last I checked, the West-Wind product did not support SSL. Bill...
  12. billch

    How to locate a specific word in a field?

    LOCATE FOR "FISH" $ UPPER(company) Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  13. billch

    How to: Add an array to a report form

    substitute INTO ARRAY with INTO CURSOR Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  14. billch

    Sending Faxes from VFP

    I've implemnted GFI FaxMaker software for a client that faxes out about 300 faxes, one day per week (invoices). Depending upon your volume, you'll want to add a 2+ line fax card such as Brook Trout. (The Faxmaker site has info about compatible hardware). It's not trivial to set it up and...
  15. billch

    distribute a project

    Hi Howard, Which version of FoxPro are you using? If you are using Foxpro 2.6 DOS or Windows, (as your post location suggests, It has been so darned long for me, I forget). I recommend that you use FoxPro 6.0 or later. That being said, you can distribute the FoxPro runtime to your clients. How...
  16. billch

    Documenting a VFP6/7/9 Application

    Hi AgbTech, I'm in the midst of doing something similar--though I haven't yet solved the "calling/system tree" report. Any chance you can post your code? Everyone else: I have come up with a system for dynamically updating documentation based upon the results of the VFP Documenting...
  17. billch

    MODIFY LABEL in standalone EXE, no VFP-screen

    Do not include your label files in the project. However, do include them in your distribtion of files to your client. Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  18. billch

    How to use GDI to draw in VFP

    Cesar Chalom does a lot of good work with GDI+. You might look at some of his articles on the Universal Thread site. http://www.utmag.com/wconnect/wc.dll?9,7,10,2143 Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  19. billch

    ODBC connection to the Peachtree 2007 database

    Take a look at Pawcom: http://www.multiwareinc.com/pawcom.htm Bill Chambers Chambers & Associates www.ChambersData.com
  20. billch

    New Peachtree data format

    I write custom FoxPro apps for Timberline construction accounting which is based upon the Pervasive engine. A Pervasive runtime is bundled with Timberline as are the ODBC drivers. One problem we have encountered is that the Pervasive DB, as configured by Timberline, is read-only. Bill...

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