ACCPAC ERP 5.5 and VFP9 1

[softadmin]

Hi all:
I want to use vfp9 sp2 to integrate an existing stand alone program with accpac ERP 5.5 using xapi32.lib. I also need to be able to access the module from the accpac desktop. I have the SDK but I need syntax help in calling these functions from vfp. any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[ettienne]

Your best bet is going to be to get on to the Accpac DPP forum, much more SDK experience there. Why not use something better than VFP if you are going through all that effort, just my 2c...
SDK development is not for the fainthearted and inexperienced, there is a very steep learning curve. You should be asking yourself if this is really what you really want to be doing.

 

[softadmin]

Thanks for the suggestion, curious though as to which program(s) are considered better than VFP for this purpose and why.
I've worked with the dos version of accpac before but not the windows (if I'm not mistaken the ERP version was born from vfp) so the learning curve shouldn't be that steep.

 

[DjangMan]

Use the ComApi to integrate to Accpac. No SDK overhead and you can get up to speed much faster.

 

[Jay Converse]

Actually, it's the Sage Accpac PRO version that is from VFP, Sage Accpac ERP is written in C++.

 

[ettienne]

To be more specific, Sage Accpac ERP originated in C and CA-Realizer and then migrated to C++ and VB6.
I would start with VB6 and use the COMAPI and use the Accpac macro recording to generate the code for me, that is the fastest method to get something up and running. Anything else is a pain to work with.

 

[softadmin]

Thanks gentlemen for the pointers