Thursday, December 22, 2005

SQLRollBack() reset error

Just found out that SQLRollBack() will reset error occured during SQL Server transaction. IOW, we would not able to get the error occured during transaction after rollback.
I believe it is design of ODBC driver, nothing to do with VFP. (Is it true?)

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Visual FoxPro is a Rising Star

A report from TIOBE Programming Community indicates that Visual FoxPro has raised its position from 51 to 20.

Rising star this month is Visual FoxPro. It jumped in one year time from position 51 to 20! It is interesting to see that there is a whole bunch of "new" programming languages (such as Visual FoxPro, ColdFusion, Ruby, D, and ActionScript) trying to get in the major league, but none of them is capable of holding a top 20 position for more than a couple of months.


Huh? Is it a predication or what? Why can't VFP stay for more than couple of months?

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Visual FoxPro 9 SP1 Release

MS Fox Team has released VFP9 SP1 officially.

From Ken Levy December Letter,
in-depth details on Sedna, both on specific features and status of a soon to be released community technical preview (CTP) free download of Sedna components on next month


Waiting for Sedna!

Sunday, December 04, 2005

FoxPro Not an Endangered Species

Mary Jo Foley published a great article about VFP in Microsoft on RedmondMag.com - FoxPro Not an Endangered Species.

Visual FoxPro is the Rodney Dangerfield of Microsoft. It doesn't get a lot of respect. But I think this situation may soon change. Microsoft decided a while ago to keep FoxPro outside the .Net and Visual-Studio hen houses, leading many to question its viability.

I believe the opposite is true. I think FoxPro is about to get a lot more relevant to Microsoft and its customers, and not just because Microsoft exec Eric Rudder (who some claim is Chairman Bill Gates' heir apparent) served as the architect of Visual FoxPro 3.0.

It seems like Microsoft is bending over backwards to keep FoxPro from ending up as part of a musty fur coat. I can't help but wonder if it has shown Microsoft that there's value still in non-.Net-based products. In the same way that the success of Ajax applications led Microsoft to reevaluate its "smart-client-or-nothing” strategy, the hardiness of FoxPro and its users has led the Redmondites to give the Fox a second look.


Mary Jo Foley encourage VFP users to email her regarding VFP. Has anyone send Mary Jo Foley regarding SednaX?