Hi guys
I was an active participant in all incarnations of the Fox mailing
lists, from when they began right through to 1999 when I took on the
task of publishing a 64-page monthly computer magazine. Then followed
chaos.
All email messages from those various lists are now Zipped and spread
far an
Richard Quilhot wrote:
> You might be able to get a copy here:
> http://www.foxpert.com/runtime.htm
>
> Rick Q
> quilh...@gmail.com
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:07 AM, GaryT wrote:
>
[snip]
>> Can someone please tell me the name of the runtime file, so that I c
t.
>
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> To: profoxt...@leafe.com
> Subject: Runtime Filename VFP5.0a
Thanks Richard,
That site co
Paul McNett wrote:
> On 9/22/11 9:35 AM, GaryT wrote:
>> Yes, I know Paul is around, I see his name flash past regularly. Long
>> time since we last talked though - perhaps I had better jump on the
>> phone. I have heaps of catching up to do.
>
> Gary, great t
Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Sep 30, 2011, at 7:53 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
>> Moving office soon and going through a period of hardcore throwing
>> things out at the minute. Have the following Fox related items:
>>
> I have one of the rarest Fox items: a CD of VFP 4!
>
> The release after 3.
Jeff Johnson told us about the Fox T-shirt.
> http://shirt.woot.com/
>
Can you guys in America help me please.
Some of the T-shirt sizes are obvious
S, M, L, XL. etc are small, medium, large, extra large and so on.
Strangely, in Australia we don't have any K sizes.
One can guess it's probably
Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 10/10/2011 06:23 AM, GaryT wrote:
>> Jeff Johnson told us about the Fox T-shirt.
>>> http://shirt.woot.com/
[SNIP]
> At the bottom of the page you will see a link to size chart. K = Kids.
> I normally wear a large, but need to get a 2X fr
Kurt Wendt wrote:
> Hey - if you guys are really THAT interested - I could work up a shirt
> with an Actual FoxPro logo on it. Now - since VFP is officially dead
> according to M$ - would that mean I could use the old VFP Logo as I
> wish? Or would there be legal ramifications???
Not quite THAT i
Kurt Wendt wrote:
> Hey - if you guys are really THAT interested - I could work up a shirt
> with an Actual FoxPro logo on it. Now - since VFP is officially dead
> according to M$ - would that mean I could use the old VFP Logo as I
> wish? Or would there be legal ramifications???
Not quite THAT i
Lew Schwartz wrote:
> Is it possible to edit the meta data for jpg's, tiff's etc... in VFP? Has
> anyone done it?
>
> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts ---
> multipart/alternative
> text/plain (text body -- kept)
> text/html
Provided that you know the content of a file you can alwa
available on the internet that does this and
> you only have to interface with that utility.
>
> This might work.
>
>
> http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
>
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Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Dec 29, 2011, at 11:02 AM, Jean Haidar wrote:
>
>> Select table 1
>> Locate
>> Scan
>> Code…
>
> Perhaps another nit, but the LOCATE is redundant here. SCAN implies
> starting at the top.
>
> -- Ed Leafe
Jean supplied just one word indicators.
I'd lay odds the code
Sytze de Boer wrote:
> Friends
> I look after the IT requirements for a client who either does not know
> or does not want to know anything anything to do with her computer.
> She want to click a desktop icon and it should always work as intended.
>
> So we provided her with an icon that does a ba
It seems Paul got there okay from the UK, but I've failed twice now.
First attempts about 12 hours ago, tried many times, no luck.
Just now tried several times, same result.
Anyone else logged in from Australia?
GT
On 10/11/12 02:05, Paul Newton wrote:
Done (interesting that I could enter a U
On 10/11/12 02:49, AndyHC wrote:
no can do from here - it just times out
AndyD 8-)# in Goa
No luck from Australia either, Andy.
I tried many times, first when Ed posted the original message and again
on the weekend; timed out each time. FireFox on Ubuntu 10.04.
Today I asked wife and
Tracey, that link is simply another page on the same web site.
I get blocked at the cff.org stage.
Looks to me like the blocking might be all one way.
Were you able to access the Indian web site?
GT
On 12/11/12 23:39, Tracy Pearson wrote:
GaryT wrote:
On 10/11/12 02:49, AndyHC wrote:
no
Many thanks, Tracy.
One family member has been able to load that page, so it looks
promising. We'll get our donation in well before the deadline.
From what I've been told Ed, you'll meet your target.
Gary Taig
On 12/11/12 23:59, Tracy Pearson wrote:
I was able to reach the Australian sit
Reminds me of many years ago, well, not THAT many really, we used to
point to a certain development tool and say "I could write that using
VFP". Trouble is, the old memory is getting so bad these days I can't
remember what program it was. :-) Might have been a Borland product.
So many have co
Done! finally.
On 09/11/12 13:13, Ed Leafe wrote:
Every now and then I get a request from a member of this list
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From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of GaryT
Sent: 13 November 2012 16:22
To: ProFox Email List
Subject: Re: VFP Metro Interface
Reminds me of many years ago, well, not THAT many really, we used to point to a certain
development tool and say "
:-)
Hehe
I was half expecting to see a response to that beginning with something
along the lines of
"Awww you reckon YOU had it tough. My Dad used to force us "
GT
On 14/11/12 21:29, Dave Crozier wrote:
Gee John,
Your school must have been rich ... you could actually afford Rotrin
Yep! It seemed to be heading in that direction Peter.
On that note, we had Michael Palin in town last week, promoting his
latest travel film - this one about Brazil.
GT
On 15/11/12 23:08, Peter Cushing wrote:
GaryT wrote:
:-)
Hehe
I was half expecting to see a response to that beginning
Frank,
Check out "Business Card Scanners" as an option.
You might find something suitable pops up.
GaryT
On 17/11/12 00:48, Frank Cazabon wrote:
Hi,
I need to find a small footprint scanner that can handle scanning ID
cards and Passports (nothing bigger than that) and saving this a
might find something suitable pops up.
GaryT
On 17/11/12 00:48, Frank Cazabon wrote:
Hi,
I need to find a small footprint scanner that can handle scanning ID
cards and Passports (nothing bigger than that) and saving this as an
image file which I can automate from a VFP application.
The environment
G'donya Ed.
Makes one realise just how much some of us are probably NOT doing. Apart
from the fund raising you have set a perfect example for those of us who
get most daily exercise through the fingertips.
Wonderful stuff!
GaryT
On 18/11/12 08:47, Ed Leafe wrote:
[SNIP[
The
have more luck with
the file publisher - they MUST know exactly where in the file this data
is being placed, and it will be consistent. It's possible the official
Standards haven't even caught up with the outside world, so I would
begin with the file creator/publisher anyway.
GaryT
Certainly a change from the bloody politics.
GT
On 20/11/12 06:56, Eurico Chagas Filho wrote:
This video will make your day. I
promise.
http://youtu.be/PE44qjg81JE
E.
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nless anyone else has any better ideas.
Dave
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From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of GaryT
Sent: 19 November 2012 17:38
To: ProFox Email List
Subject: Re: QR Codes in VFP
Dave,
You will have to determine precisely what you're being given to wor
ote. Twoasaitdfasoflsamaacwhtcrtttbe
It produces a delightful thirty-one character string. :-)
If taken from a calendar on the wall, any sentence would be very quick
and easy to learn.
GaryT
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arrive before I'm back on deck, probably
around 6.00pm eastern time.
Cheers
GaryT
On 05/12/12 06:24, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote:
"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" = 48 quintillion years??? So long and obvious
is better?
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is post of mine, just ignore it...please :-)
Just now I found a 'sent message' in the wrong folder.
It was caused by filters being in the wrong order.
Sorry
GaryT
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On 06/12/12 03:53, Ted Roche wrote:
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 9:42 AM, GaryT wrote:
There isn't a recognizable word in it. Certainly not one you'd find in a
dictionary. And, notice, no punctuation to give away any hints.
There's no one trying to guess your password to see there
Repeat same to all from way down under.
and I hope everybody continues on to a happy and prosperous 2013.
GaryT
On 20/12/12 01:10, Alan Bourke wrote:
Happy Christmas you gang of reprobates!
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This guy is ex-Borland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVmXlPOPhfM
GT
On 20/03/13 10:42, David Almada wrote:
Is there a web site for dBase 8?
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le here who can tell the
story in more detail than I ever could.
GaryT
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On 02/05/13 00:06, Ed Leafe wrote:
Yes, I'm asking for money again.
Push a few of those pedals for me, will you, Ed?
Haven't been able to ride a bike for quite some time.
GaryT
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- I did it all
this morning. And I'm still alive. ;-)
Congratulations, Ed.
Wonderful effort.
Keep up the good work.
GaryT
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that recreates the file upon request.
Just had a quick look, can't see it, but I did share it around at the
time and recall finding it on a web site some years ago. Does anyone
have a copy?
GaryT
Then assign the resulting string to the PictureVal property.
This won't work if yo
On 04/07/13 17:46, Alan Bourke wrote:
[snip]
> I downloaded one and scanned it with MSE, came back clean but you never
know. Aside from them being hooky it's not worth the risk of malware (on
Windows at any rate).
Using Linux.
I downloaded a couple, they looked suspicious immediately. The text
Sounds like they're just building a mailing list and want you to supply
free what they would normally have to pay for, perhaps handsomely.
If they have all that they are doing well.
Ignore.
GT
On 28/08/14 05:32, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
Got this today:
-
Arrived okay in Melbourne.
GT
On 23/05/15 05:20, Dave Crozier wrote:
Just received a tweet message from Ed after letting him know that Profox has
been down for a couple of days. He says he has restarted the mail server so
this message is to see if it is working or not.
Dave
[excessive quot
e
that someone is able to clear it, or to can it as junk mail.
Much appreciated
GaryT
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:06:05 -0700
From: Microsoft
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ome investigation to see if it different for your country
of origin.
HTH,
Tracy
On June 23, 2015 1:57:43 AM EDT, GaryT wrote:
Hey guys,
Does anyone recognise the message below, or any aspect of it?
I'm part of a large group and several people have already reported
receiving it. So, it
e 'set defa' it completes the command
automatically, as it does for all commands. I've not seen this before
VFP9, the last version I used was VFP6, and I don't even know what it's
called.
TIA
GaryT
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t appears to be near 'complete'.
Again, thanks
GT
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From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of GaryT
Sent: Wednesday, 24 July 2013 12:51 PM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Annoying VFP "Feature"
Does anyone know how to tu
-- Original Message
Subject: Annoying VFP "Feature"
From: GaryT
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 7/23/2013 9:51 PM
Does anyone know how to turn off the annoying feature that completes
your typing in the command window? VFP9 SP2
Typed 'set defa to', three times in a row
On 25/07/13 01:19, Ted Roche wrote:
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:02 AM, GaryT wrote:
There is some very interesting stuff in that Intellisense System. Well
worth digging around.
I presented one of the first papers on it, in New Orleans in 2000. Since
then, there have been a couple of excellent
time searching (can't find
it anywhere) and patience wears thin when you're in a hurry.
TIA
GaryT
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addition to the answers you've received already, I would add
the long standing rule which says...
The only SILLY question is the one you don't ask.
In other words, just write it as it comes, and someone will help you.
You'll get the gist of things in
write (direct) g...@taig.net
and let me know.
My List email address was changed Monday because of a concurrent mail
failure with my ISP but that was repaired and I receive mail okay from
other sources... except ProFox.
It's hard to believe we have several days with no messages.
TIA
GaryT
O
On 06/08/13 22:09, I wrote:
[snip]
It's hard to believe we have several days with no messages.
TIA
GaryT
That's odd. my message to ProFox came straight back to me, so clearly
I'm receiving list mail.
Have you guys all gone on holid
Thanks, Alan.
Yes, I have that one. Also received copies of my own posts and now I've
got your message via the list, so it MUST all be working :-)
My concern arose on the back of my local ISP going off air for nearly 24
hours and I hate the thought of missing posts.
Much appreciated
l one can do is search.
Can you please point us to the location?
Many thanks
GaryT
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On 08/08/13 00:21, Ed Leafe wrote:
On Aug 7, 2013, at 8:37 AM, GaryT wrote:
Jerry, I had already been into what I thought were the archives but found only
a list of 'lists' and the ProFox list showed only a search facility.
I was sure that at some time in the (long ago) past I h
ed track laying and
those tracks are pathetic, in any language.
GaryT
From: Pete Theisen
To: ProFox Email List
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [OT] Modern Steam Train
http://player.vimeo.com/video/2578284
--
Regards,
Pete
http://pete-theisen.com/
http://elect-p
ts on this list to form an "International Group", literally a world
wide group that could bid for a great many tasks requiring IT expertise.
Has that type of idea been raised at any time in the recent past while I
was away?
There is a conference coming up, RSN. Wish I could b
You can export the data, John. Provided of course that you have the
original Q&A executable. My thinking is they probably will.
GaryT
On 07/11/13 05:08, John J. Mihaljevic wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone have a suggestion for extracting the data from an old Symantec
Q&A .DTF file? A cl
Dave
about:about lists all of the "about" services.
GaryT
On 23/01/14 03:50, Dave Crozier wrote:
Thanks Alan,
I knew about about:config but not the memory option.
It would seem like Java is grabbing memory like it's a free sale in a
whorehouse! After an initial Firefox load
Ted,
Ed's original message was posted on April 21, just eight-nine days ago.
It's still showing up in my current month messages.
GaryT
On 29/04/14 23:39, Ted Roche wrote:
Ed:
i just started getting messages at the tail end of this thread. I
suspect some over-eager spam filtering alo
efore but if you want me again, please
tell me where I can send something privately.
GaryT
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id something like
"There is a problem with your submission".
I had previously written to Ed privately, that if he can specify an
alternative method I'll use it. I'm reverting to that option now.
GaryT
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On 02/05/14 00:37, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
On 2014-05-01 07:44, GaryT wrote:
Yes, but had it already rejected your PayPal attempt?
I did not use the Paypal option.
Precisely the reason for my question (which bordered on rhetorical).
because, prior to that
le.WriteString (Dir As String, FileName As String, Text As String)
Writes the given text to a new file.
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File.ReadString (Dir As String, FileName As String) As String
Reads a file and returns its content as a string.
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to
name them according to the function performed by the FILE. On the other
hand, you're suggesting name them according to the current process, ie.
the operation of the program.
I'm happy to stick with my view of the world... but I won'
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