some of our clipper 5.3 apps are still in use.
some of our clipper5.3 apps are still in use, even with Client/server (rdd)
Sometimes I think software should begin to smell if too old (because maintenance is now a nightmare)
Hello,
there is an addon called jrn foxchart tools. It allows you to visually change appearance and shows code for that (or just changes)
https://github.com/VFPX/FoxCharts/blob/master/JRN_FoxCharts_Tools/README.md
Hello,
I use a function is_abbr() and put : if is_abbr() return .t. endif on top in .valid
Local oob
oob=Sys(1270)
If Lastkey()==27
Return .T.
Endif
If Vartype(oob)="O"
If Lastkey()==27 .Or. (Type("oob.cancel")=="L" .And. oob.Cancel==.T.)
Return .T.
Endif
Endif
Return .F.
Lastkey()...
Are you using external preview like foxypreviewer or native print dialog ?
When report is run , do you insert records in report events and maybe in the wrong cursor ?
If it does not work with another driver :
there may be a problem if "references" is a varchar(max) (in MS-SQL, not sure if its called different in Mysql) type .
AFAIK VFP decides which type to use on first record.
The following is for MS SQL you may adapt it and try in mysql :
If its big...
Hello,
I do not know an answer, too. Sys(2040) seems not always work as expected.
We have 2 buttons in our software :
"Preview " = Preview report without invoice number or with a watermark
"Print and save" = With invoicenumber and printout or generate PDF and save data
You may also try...
You may search for "impersonation" , AFAIK it makes it possible that only your app can access the files
But I guess , too that an AV-Tools and maybe quarantine is the problem.
There are tools to watch a filesystem (filemon from sysinternals and others), but they can produce big logs. There is...
I recommend to switch to CS database, too. We did that with remote views which can be USEed and INDEXed like tables on startup, then we optimized it with where clauses,...
Another approach might be to switch to a remote solution (MSTSC, TSPLUS) and run the app on the server with the dbfs
Hello,
I remember that many years ago we replaced mscomm with scomm32 due to problems on virtual ports (>8). Use was exactly the same (no code change)
Later on a friend informed me that its now freeware. Not sure whether its available anymore, we do not need it anymore.
Basically you may try...
We had problems using thisform. in a report. You may iterate through the controls collection of the form and add the values (and name or description from TAG) as propertys to a "printobject" which you can release on close of form. You may put it in title band and have a dummy cursor with one...
Hello,
we are using https://stepover.com/en/about-us/
They have an api and a commandline tool
I also have read that TOPAZ has good vfp support, but not tested myself
https://www.topazsystems.com/demos-source.html
Hello,
why not put the content of form frmchecks inside a container and put in mainform and make it visible .t. / .f. depending on radio buttons ?
If it has own buttons, disbale maiform buttons/controls if container is visible
What do you mean with "device changes" ? Moving mainform to other...
Hello,
we use(d) this
http://www.a-pdf.com/text/cmd.htm
https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html
(download the toolspackage)
and had a look on (not cheap)
https://www.verypdf.com/app/pdf-to-txt-converter/index.html#feature-converter
Most of the work is changing the parser when invoice...
Hello,
the easiest and fastest way should be a remote access like TerminalService ("RDP")
There are others like TSPLUS which allow access via Internet in a browser and are cheaper.
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