> > > > I'll also ask the big question: What would you want in a VFP 10 that is enough to get people to buy a new version. >
> > > Enough for me would be PDA support (and likewise cellphones etc...)
> >
> > The .NET Extender package that you said you are playing with can compile VFP code into pure .NET IL, including that which will run on .NET Compact Framework.
> >
> FYI, the extender brings .NET in VFP.
> The compiler, still in alpha stage, should be able to compile VFP code to .NET
>
> > It's only $120 or something like that. A new version of VFP would be a lot more than that.
> >
> Who is the tight-wad here now.
> I would be happy to pay $1000 per License if I could keep the one really good MS product alive with that.
>
> Boudewijn Lutge®ink
>
http://www.vfpdevelopers-online.com> There's a light at the end of the tunnel, let's just hope it is not the headlight of a freight-train.
Dear Sir,
Pls pardon my deviation from the thread topic.
If someone (MS or others) can make a JIT compiler that can make a VFP project (i.e. forms, reports, prgs, mpr menus etc into a middleware intermediate language (IL)that works seamlessly within a browser (new tech ?) and a webserver that integrates seamlessly to the DBF tsbles or other tables, would this mean that all desktop/LAN based VFP apps are instantly web-based and fully OOP and relevant to the microsoft
worldview of the web. AND include this new approach to their concept of "live" web apps. Drag and drop objects to form new apps on the fly !!!
This will keep VFP alive and relevant for a long, long time.
Only my 2 cents worth.
Bruce Tan