>
> FOXPRO IS NOT DEAD!
>
> ;-)
>
> Those lamers just want to defend themselves to what they know and protect what they don't
> know about. VB... ;-) well thats a very good language, yet FOXPRO is better in some areas
> specially DATA. I agree with that!
>
> The battle here is this (fer example) ...
>
> 1. can foxpro do the (RI) Referential Integrity thing??? ;-)
> well if you say ull be using a .DBF that may not work. and if you want to make
> solutions then you have to CODE (that sux).
>
> Now, SQL Server comes in with Referential Integrity, database triggers etc.
>
> Most lamers think of this -> if you are using FOXPRO you are using DBF... ;-)
>
> nah... think again
>
> 2. can foxpro do the "SECURITY" thing???
> if you have a .DBF that may not work... and if you wanna make that possible
> you have to code! n what... ENCRYPTION or maybe DBFLOCK... (not in multiusermode)
>
> Now, SQL Server comes in again... for better / stronger SECURITY
>
> 3. how about DATABASE INTEGRITY AND CONSISTENCY???
>
> Hey! this argument is endless. Those lamers doesn't know the difference of what a
> database, a table, a DBMS, or a RDBMS, client-server, multi-tier, multi-thread, sockets,
> dataports, DDE, data sharing, perhaps an IOCTL or much more the language itself.
>
> using a SEEK / LOCATE / FINDFIRST / FINDPREV / APPEND / INSERT INTO / UPDATE /
> DELETE (or whatever the hell it is) doesnt prove that a software or language is inefficient.
>
> 4. try this at home kids. this is simply ASSEMBLY... ;-)
>
> a. run MSDOS prompt
> b. type -> C:\<br />> c. type -> COPY CON RESET.COM
> d. type the number HOLDING the alt-keys -> ALT+205 ALT+25
> e. then press -> CTRL+Z
>
> voila you have a RESET.COM -> (now this code rulez!!!) it is simly a RESET program
> for DOS. type RESET.COM and your DOSBOX flies away... now thats kewl ;-)
>
> in ASSEMBLY,
>
> a. run MSDOS prompt
> b. type -> DEBUG.COM {press enter}
> c. type -> n RESET.COM {press enter}
> d. type -> a 100 {press enter}
> e. type -> INT 19 {press enter}
> f. type -> RCX {press enter}
> g. type -> 02 {press enter}
> h. type -> w {press enter}
>
> and voila, its just the same... INT 19 means System Reset in ASM
>
> well. my point here is that I was able to make a reset program WITHOUT ANY DAMN LANGUAGE.
> just COPY CON!
>
> ----------------------------
>
> WELL, THE POWER OF A LANGUAGE IS USELESS IF IT IS NOT HARNESSED BY THE
> ONE USING IT. ;-)
>
> -Mz DarkReligion----






Ya know Guys I love FoxPro… I have used it in every job I have ever had for the last 11 Years.

Now the time has come when I can no longer find work as a Foxpro programmer in my home state… In talking with headhunters it turns out that there are close to 50 to 100 Foxpro work hungry programmers to every 1 job!

I wish I could say the “FoxPro” was the language of choice… But its just not…

The worst thing is that now most Foxpro jobs are along the lines of… “Support this old Foxpro App… while we put in its replacement! (AkA my last job).

I want Foxpro to be the “King of the Hill” But do the math your self!

On Monster.com as of September 6, 2003 there are 119 total Foxpro jobs as to 2621 VB jobs… And I hate to say this a lot of the 119 Foxpro jobs are not “True” Foxpro Jobs…

I am looking now to get out of programming all together…

CraigP