FoxPro-like language for the MacIntosh? 3

[rmoses]

Hello,
I have a very general question as a user of FoxBase and FoxPro for years. Are there any application development languages available for the MacIntosh that combine the ease of database manipulation, the intuitive and high-level language syntax (as opposed to C++ or similar languages!), and the power and execution speed of FoxPro? Thank you very much for any helpful advice you may offer.
Robert Moses

 

[fluteplr]

Visual Foxpro 3 was available in a Mac version. I don't know if you can still get it. My Mac friends swear by Filemaker Pro. My few experiences with it left me swearing at it, however.

 

[jschenke]

Hi Robert,

I've been an avid mac-user for years, and have used both FoxBase+ and FoxPro for Mac for various jobs.
FoxBase+ is my favourite in terms of performance, but has some limitations that clearly say '1991' ; FoxPro left me with mixed feelings because of stability issues, which were resolved after upgrading to version 2.6 (as someone put it: "Avoid version 2.5 like the plague&quot

Microsoft neither sells nor supports Fox-programs on the Mac platform.
However, there might be some available on eBay, or at:

http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msfox.htm

If you're looking for a way to reuse your old source code, beware of the cross-platform transporting pitfalls ; it took us quite some time to turn the standard transporter into something which was actually a helping hand.

As for FileMaker ; well the lack of a serious programming language is what I found most disturbing.
A major plus, however, is the ease with which you can quickly deploy a web-enabled solution.

Best regards,

Jan Schenkel.

"As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time " (De Rochefoucald)

 

[gguerra]

Try

http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msfox.htm

They do list it.

GG

 

[rmoses]

Thank you for the responses. What about a language other than FoxPro? I would be grateful for any comments about other languages that might share the positive features I've found in FoxPro.