Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:40:00 -0400 From: Arnold Bilansky <71533.1031@compuserve.com> Subject: VFP meeting Wed., June 27 1) June Meeting 2) May Sample Source Code 3)* Product Announcement - InstaFox 4)* VFP Progammer Available 5)* Situation Available (* I am passing along these unsolicited announcements as a service. No endorsements are implied. -Arnold) ***** 1) June Meeting ***** User Group: FoxPro User Group Date: June 27rd Time: 7:00pm Location: Microsoft, 6th floor, 230 Third Ave. Waltham MA "eXtreme Programming, Crystal-Clear Development, FDD, XML, UML, RUP, RAD, JAD, FAD - What's it all about?" Ted reviews some of the fashionable software development methodologies, compares and contrasts, and gets a great discussion going with the audience. This should be a session not to miss! About the Speaker Ted Roche is the Director of Application Development in the ASP Division of USDataCenters, a managed Data Center facility. He works with Harold Chattaway on their premier tool, www.BugCentral.com, and is in the process of developing several more tools to aid developers in the software development process. Ted is a seven-time winner of Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional award, a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and Microsoft Certified System Engineer. His latest book, "Essential SourceSafe," is available from Hentzenwerke Publishing. He is co-author, with Tamar Granor of "Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro 6.0," also from Hentzenwerke. Ted can be reached at tedroche@compuserve.com ***** 2) May Sample Source Code ***** Look for the sample code from Harry Mentas' XML presentation at www.codeinyourunderwear.com. ***** 3) Product Announcement - InstaFox ***** InstaFoxT Information Sheet InstaFox is a product of Fowler Software Design, LLC 8391 Delaware Street, Suite 203 Denver, CO 80221 Phone: (303) 499-5499 Web: www.FowlerSoftware.com Email: Nikki Eriksen at neriksen@FowlerSoftware.com InstaFox is written entirely in Visual FoxPro. Its purpose to allow FoxPro developers to quickly and easily create professional, customized installation (setup) processes. InstaFox comes complete with source code, thus allowing full control of the installation process. Version 2.0 (currently in beta testing) includes these features: - Creates an installation process for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME - Includes a Setup Wizard - Handles new installations as well as updates to existing installations - Retains file attributes (e.g. read only, hidden, system, etc.) of installed files - Allows selected version control of application and system files - Correctly installs system files into Windows directory or Windows System directory - Retains folder name and file name case (mixed, upper and lower case) - Updates FoxPro tables - Updates table structures for existing installations (retains current data) - Optionally merges new records into existing installed tables - Optionally overwrites selected existing tables - Allows existing files to be removed at install time - Includes registry update features - Registration of selected components - Allows additional registry entries (e.g. version info, company info, etc.) - Creates shortcuts - Custom icon - User can specify location(s) including desktop, start menu and quick launch - Includes License control - Optional display of license screen - Uses the rich text control so license can contain different fonts, colors, etc. - Allows optional installation of the VFP run-time files - Allows execution of a post-install program - Allows full customization since source code is included The price for InstaFox is $100.00 plus tax. If you are interested in purchasing this software, please e-mail neriksen@fowlersoftware.com or call (303) 499-5499. Thanks, Nikki Eriksen ***** 4) VFP Progammer Available ***** (This I am looking for a FoxPro programming position. I have had 3 yrs. programming experience with Foxpro 2.6, as well as some work in SQL, VB, and VFP. I also have an MBA. Quick learner, eager to build career and learn new technology. I can be contacted at 508-660-1635, email mglaz@hotmail.com. Michael Glazer I would appreciate if you could post this in the next meeting annoucement. Thanks for the help. Michael Glazer mglaz@hotmail.com H. 508-660-1635 ***** 5) Situation Available ***** (This posting is from a previous month. It was announced at a meeting, but it did not get mailed to the list. It is unclear to me whether it has been filled, so here it is. -Arnold) I am looking for a Visual Foxpro programmer to do occassional work on an SBT accounting system in Visual Foxpro 6.0. It would be great if the person had experience with SBT. We are a company located in Leominster MA, a few miles from the Rte 117 exit off Rt. 2. Thanks. Mark Bibace Modern Dispersions, Inc. 978-534-3370 ----------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to majordomo@blu.org. In the first line of the message put: unsubscribe foxpro In the next line put: end The subject is ignored. Our group Web page is at www.bostonusergroups.com