On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Why the hell didn't they implement this in plain text to begin with?" > > Microsoft has a fascination with binary formats that just add complexity > for their user-developers. Simplify! >
"Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by ignorance." At the time, the Fox Team (NOT MS, the Fox Team) was implementing these, it was a cool idea to create complex storage as open and well-documented DBF formats rather than closed-format proprietary binary files. Hacking the DBFs with visionary tools like GenScrnX was a huge leap ahead for FoxPro. There were flaws and warts to the implementations, but it was all good at the time. Very well-intentioned (and you know what they say about good intentions!) and focused on letting the developer have more access into the metadata. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
