> Just encountered today a similar product to VFP at
www.dbase.com.
>
> It looks like the people there are working on improving their product.
>
> Has anybody tried this product?
> Can it qualify as a replacement to VFP since VFP no longer get it's next life from Microsoft?
Tom,
Have you had the opportunity to try these programs side-by-side?
That is how I convinced my employers to move from dBase4 to FPD2.6(W).
I wish I had dBase to compare them.
Anyway, in 1994, a seek in FPD2.6(W) was comparable in speed to a seek in dBase4. However, rebuilding the indexes was the crucial part. Recreating a FoxPro index on a 250K table in FoxPro took only minutes. But recreating the same indexes in dBase 4 took close to a half-hour. Remember, this was a long, long time ago, in a land far, far away.
But my guess is that you will find the same problem, that being speed.
By the same token, I don't think dBase will have a comparable number of Useful built-in functions.
Look at the ability to use Windows API's and the ease of converting VBA code to that program.
How will it interface with the .net suite?(ie namespaces,VFP=Sedna)
Keep in mind, this is conjecture on my part. I don't have dBase to compare VFP to.
This dog ain't dead yet. Roll with it.
Pat