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I have a VFP application compiled to an EXE (it was compiled with VFP 8, but I plan on compiling it in VFP 9) that I would like to move to running on a new server we will be bringing in. I am using Server 2008 R2 now and running the application in a LAN configuration (not using RDS (AKA RDP))...

Hi everyone, When previewing a report created with a landscape paper size the right side of the report is being cutoff. The laptop is running Windows 10, resolution set at 1920 x 1080. The app is written in VFP 8. This report has been in place for 10 years and it's been fine on Windows 7...

thread184-1792486 The thread I noted above has a reply from VFP superman Olaf where Olaf states that Oplocks cannot be disabled on Windows Server (newer versions) and that these registry settings are to be set on each client. I have a very busy application running on a Server 2008 R2 server...

Hi everyone, I have a application using VFP native tables. There are about 60 tables and some of the tables have hundreds of thousands and in some cases, millions, of records. I'm being asked by the client to quote them on moving to SQL backend. I use the late Drew Speedie's VMP framework if...

I have a memo field that already contains data. I have a simple form that has a editbox controlsourced to a memo field. I want to add a line at the beginning to the existing data in the memo field and have the cursor (in the editbox) positioned at the end of that new line I added to the...

thread184-1767704 Robsuttonjr. Your last reply in the above mentioned thread was that you figured out how to do this in FoxPro. How to calculate the Voice Pick code. I have the exact same need and would like to know if you can post the VFP code on how you get (calculate) the Voice Pick Code...

I bought a new Win10 Lenovo laptop with the his-res display (2560 x 1440). I am using RDP to log onto remote servers for my clients. I connected an external 1600 x 12000 monitor and I can get the remote server Desktop to look normal, but when I Preview a report the bottom right corner of the...

I'm using VFP 8. is there a way to determine which version of Office (or Word) is installed (e.g., 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016)? Thanks, Bill

thread184-1676140 I see someone got a Word window to to come to the foreground here from within a VFP application. My issue is that I am calling the Word grammar checker from my VFP application and in Windows 7 the grammar check dialog box doesn't appear on top (in the foreground). I'm not...

Hi, I used the sample code from this Tek-tips posting (http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=356340) about using Word to spellcheck from within a VFP application. If I run it on XP, the Word spellcheck dialog box appears in the foreground. However, if I run it on Windows 7, it doesn't...

I may need the ability for user to be able to take a picture with a camera and then I'll need to store the image on the server and and link to the image file. Any suggestions/experience that you have regarding how to do this form VFP? Bill

I have an application that tracks animals for a Humane Society. There are 10-20,000 animals in the system. They want to be able to take pictures of the animals and add them to the tables. Do I store the image in a table, or do I store a link to the file's location on the disk? I have never...

I may be required to extract data from a SQL Server database to my Visual Foxpro application. I use VFP 8 and VFP 9. I need some help in how to get pictures stored in a SQL Server table into a VFP table. Thank you, Bill

I have addresses in my database. A client wants to take that data and show the addresses on a map. It's an animal control application. For example, he wants a report that will show all licensed dos on the map in blue (a blue marker that is for each licensed animal), and unlicensed dogs with a...

Hi, I have looked here, and Google-ed this, and I can't find a solution, so I'll post this here and hope someone has an answer. The pointer is on a row in the grid - say it's the fifth row in the grid. I have to rebuild the grid which includes changing its RecordSource - it stays the same -...

I have the client computers as members of a domain. There is now the option for the user to choose whether to login to the local computer or the domain. I want to use Group Policy to remove the "options <<" button and/or force the user to logon to the local machine or the domain (whatever I...

I installed Windows Server 2003 R2 and made it the domain controller. There is a Windows 2000 server on the network that is configured as a stand-alone server (just a member of a workgroup). I would like to add the Windows 2000 server to the Windows 2003 domain. Can someone provide me...

Hi all, I am looking for a way to logoff users at a specfic time and safely close any open apps and files. How can I do This? Bill

I just installed SBS 2003 Server. I installed some XP Pro clients. I want some of the users to have admin rights on their own computers but not on on the server or the rest of the domain. On the client computer the user is a member of the local_machine\administrators group. However, when...

I use DHCP on Windows Server 2003 for my workstations (clients). Is there a setting so that the DNS cache on the client is flushed automatically when they renew their IP lease? Thanks, Bill