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jrbbldr, thanks again. Makes good sense, and with all we've been worried about, I unfortunately hadn't really thought about that. Thanks for pointing it out. Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

Not to sound condesending, but do you have either a static route(s) configured or a routing protocol configured? Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

jrbbldr, you are so right, my programmer has blasted me several times already for calling it a rewrite. And he's right, it's not a rewrite, but a totally new application development. At least I'm not calling it a conversion project.....but that's another story. Yes, I will make sure that the...

Thanks. I think I need to get outside professional help on this. You've all been very helpful, and I think what I'm asking for is too much for one programmer here to handle. The original 20 year old program was contracted out, and it took three professional programmers almost three months to...

I hadn't considered C#. Is it anything like C or C++? I can write very simple programs in C or C++, but not sure my programmer knows either. Yes, we are in the process right now of gathering user input, checking all the changed business rules, etc. So far we've found that there are lots of...

It's the default address Windows uses when it doesn't have a static address assigned, and it can't find a DHCP server. Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

Yes, it is an old FoxPro 2.5 app. If we do go VB, it will be latest version for sure. And yes, I am planning on man hours for complete re-write. I had thought of farming this out. That's possible. Thanks to all for the input. You guys are the greatest. Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

The programmer has a background in VB and - ready for this - COBOL. So I think using VB might be "quicker" than VFP. The only drawback to this I see is, I can somewhat work with databases in VFP. By that, I mean, I can query databases and write quick reports on the fly for those times when the...

Thanks, again great information. The reason for the question in the first place is we are currently using 20 year old software for our database and I feel it's way past time to upgrade. Secondly, there are features we would like to implement that just aren't possible from our 20 year old...

Probably don't feel really comfortable with either one, but I know a little bit about VFP, so I will probably go that way. And I assume with a small database like mine, I probably don't need the SQL Server piece? Thanks again to all for your help and answers. I'm learning a lot. Iolair...

Ah, this helps a lot. So, it sounds like VFP would be better compared to VB AND SQL Server. Am I right? Are you saying you need two products, SQL Server and VB to create apps like you would in VFP? If that's true, then which would be easier to learn for a novice, VB/SQL or VFP? I've seen...

If there are any programmers out there who have used both VFP and SQL Server, can you tell me which language is easier to program in? Are there any huge advantages of one language over the other? Struggling with deciding on which product to use. Thanks. Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

Thanks for all the responses. You've been very helpful. I know which path to take now. Iolair Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

To clear things up a bit, yes, things are working in VFP now. And will continue for a while, but since there will be no new VFP, and we don't know if it will work ten years from now on Windows 21, or whatever version it is, we are planning a "migration". From what we can tell, Microsoft is going...

Sounds good. Does the upsizing wizard help with the SQL, or do you just connect to SQL and go from there? @Mike Lewis - it was not bad in the Orkneys. A little windy, but the trip back across the Pentland Firth was horrible. Glad Edinburgh is nice. Haven't been in a few years, mostly flew into...

Thanks for all the input. No, our developer is mid-career and is committed to learning VS and SQL Server, but I was looking short term. We've gotten estimates to re-write in SQL Server and VB, and the three we contacted said about 18 months to do it. So, it's bigger than I thought...

@danfreeman - yes, I think the enhancements would be worth it! Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

To answer the question, no, just one developer. Possibly 7 or 8 users, maybe 10 max. As far as keeping up, we were using FoxPro 2.5 until 2006, so, we can probably do just fine on VFP until 2020..... <g> Our developer does own SQL Server and VS, but is not familiar with it at all. And we do...

Is it worth the upgrade to go from VFP 8 to 9? We have ten licenses, so cost could be a factor. Any really cool features we just gotta have? Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer

Yep, that's right. Fortunately, things are going smoothly so far, and all is well. Iolair MacWalter Network Engineer