On 09/22/11 09:35, GaryT wrote: > Thanks Richard, > That site contains information on VFP7, 8 and 9. Mine is VFP5a. > But, that raised another big question. Is it worth upgrading? > I was using VFP6 at work in 1998-9 and I don't recall any major > differences or improvements. If there were any they must have been quite > subtle and that raised the question of what could MS do to make version > 7 or 8 or 9 a lot better? My memory suggests that after David Fulton > retired they lost interest in even pretending to want to maintain VFP.
There was one BIG difference in VFP6. It pretty much worked, which was not true of 5. If you're going to be in VFP for longer than 6 months, I'd say Hell, yes! Upgrade to VFP9. It's much more reliable, both for developing and in the user environment. And some of the additions are very useful. Dan Covill San Diego _______________________________________________ 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/4e7bb7a5.5060...@san.rr.com ** 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.
