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> > Macro Substitution (&) is the advantage of VFP from other language but I tell you, programming doesn't end in just a single macro. If you want challenge, and adventure to new language, you must explore it's features.
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> > Before, I tried to find macro in C# but then i was disappointed. :-)
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> Of course, we are not children. There are more important things that vfp treats much direct. And for sure there are better things in other languages as well. One very important thing vfp has an advantage to other languages is database access. Use mytable. Is there any c# code much simple than that ?. And the tools to handle and play with data. In vfp.net they will bring this capability to treat any .net data source in the vfp way, so you will be able to use sqlserver table and in the backend will be sqlexec select ..... But it will not work like a view, if that backend table will have a unique id you can simply replace one filed with some value and then tableupdate it. And this "sqlexec" use command will have a clause for fields to retreive and fetchsize of records to be brought. And you will be able to browse it in a grid and the engine will automatically bring the next data needed. Isn't this nice, to have all vfp stuff we like in this new product etecnologia is building and also access to all .net framework like c# and vb.net ?
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> Camil Ghircoias
> Vfp likes me.

Camil,
You continue to speak with lack of knowledge.

"One very important thing vfp has an advantage to other languages is database access."

That is a myth and history. In fact if you are not confined to VFP native tables, database access is now worse and sometimes even not possible using VFP (AFAIK VFP has only chance to access a database if it has ODBC or OLEDB driver and that driver supports the operations you need to do such as updating/deleting... Correct me if I am wrong).

"Use mytable. Is there any c# code much simple than that ?"

Yes there is simplier code than that, how about:

myTable

Is your concern to have VFP in its name or have VFP trademark in the database engine? Else better than the things you say are already there and it is evolving into better ways than just VFP like data access. You are so contained to believe VFP is best (alone or with some tool addition) I would ask one simple question (of the many I have if you dare to compare VFP to .Net - which I find nonsense):
What is your take about 64 bit calls from/to other components? Do you have a solution that takes 1 line or a 1000 lines?

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