Fellow VFP'ers I looked at Servoy a while ago and in 2007 but didn't consider it in the same league as VFP for desktop application development. Subsequent to that I have started using in the last 4-5 months Real Basic. Now before you guys get on your horse about "Basic" as I would have done in years past, Real Basic is as near to VFP as I have seen. It has really good OOP components and handles local data using SQLite DBF in a similar way to native VFP tables but all SQL based.
In the latest release V2011 they have included multi-user access to the localised databases and also what is known as web edition so you can run your application as a web based application. You can't just convert from Desktop to Web based for obvious reasons, but you can use the same IDS and on top of all that it is really platform independent. I can write an application in Windows and generate an executable to run on Mac OSX or Linus... simply by setting the compile options ... it really is that easy. I rewrote my VFP timeclock system over two weeks in RB and now have it running on Linux, Windows and Mac, or any combination with no extra effort. Oh, and did I say that there are no client licensing problems as the executables produced can be run without any runtime(s). There are various controls and API calls that are unique to windows (again all a standard part of the language) but they are well documented as not being multi-platform. Also there are loads of components such as TCP/IP connectors, Multi media players, server sockets, OLE containers, HTML viewers, Database controls (MySQL, SQL LIght, MSSQL and other ODBC Connectors) all built in as standard controls along with the standard listboxes, pageframes, comboboxes etc.. Currently I have two applications that are being evaluated for inclusion in the Apple APP store, both for standard OSX and yes, the inclusion of Cocoa as a framework is in the V2011, still in Beta but usable despite a few problems that are being fixed as they are reported means RB will support OSX for future development.. The user groups are also pretty good but not a patch on VFP i.e. Profox, but which user forums/groups are!! In addition there are loads of add-ons or plugins that really enhance the product, the main ones coming from In short I am well impressed with it and the interface will be picked up by anyone with VFP experience extremely quickly. Take a look at: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/ ..along with many freeware plugins. That, with the fact that the developers are really open to additions/enhancements to the product gives it a thumbs up from me. Not all positive though as the main drawback was the availability of live datagrids like we all love in VFP. In RB you need to cannibalise a Listbox Baseclass as appropriate and subclass it. Either that or use a pre-subclassed listbox component from Einhugar software called Datagrid V6 which gives the equivalent of VFP Datagrids ... then some more! I Give it a look guys ... I think you'll be impressed, I was/am. Dave -----Original Message----- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Mike Copeland Sent: 13 September 2011 03:20 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: Anybody using VS Lightswitch Agreed+++ Well put. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Anybody using VS Lightswitch From: José Olavo Cerávolo <jocerav...@yahoo.com> To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 9/12/2011 6:46 PM Hi Guys, My fault... I do not consider Servoy as a solution. I want to be able to build applications for medium, small and even home users. I don't want the application to be attached to a service. Any company selling a service in place of VFP cannot sell itself as a replacement to it neither the evolution of it. So, at least for myself, Servoy is a waste of my time. I find the use of VFP as a hook to get new customers at a minimum misguided and probably deceiving. I do not trust them because of this and their price schedule is unreal for most small companies. And no, they can't get me to change my mind after making me waste my time to evaluate it as a replacement for VFP. I don't have that much time available and they were careless about it. José Olavo Cerávolo http://www.ceravoloconsulting.com/ --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/bd031ecabf2b60499200aab3dbb4a99973637...@ex-a-fpl.fpl.LOCAL ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
