Microsoft KB Archive/96171

= FastTips for FoxPro for Windows: Cross-Platform Q&A =

ID: Q96171

2.50 WINDOWS kbinterop kbprg kbfasttip kbappnote

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5

Microsoft(R) Technical Support Application Note (Text File) FW0930: CROSS-PLATFORM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Revision Date: 10/93 No Disk Included The following information applies to Microsoft FoxPro(R) version 2.5 for Windows(TM).

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MS-DOS as my development platform?

A. Applications created with FoxPro for MS-DOS can be executed by      FoxPro for Windows without making any changes. However, the FoxPro for MS-DOS power tools do not support features specific to the Windows environment.

While it is possible to manually code in these features, we      don't recommend this approach to cross-platform application development because the code will be very specific and therefore not very portable. Instead, we recommend using the power tools provided with FoxPro for Windows. 2. Q. I have an existing FoxPro version 2.0 project. How do I make it run

in FoxPro version 2.5?

A. You need only open the project in FoxPro version 2.5 and rebuild your application. Screens and reports will need to be converted only if you decide to modify them. 3. Q. Will I be able to create executables for FoxPro version 2.5?

A. Yes. The options for building .EXE files in FoxPro version 2.5 for MS-DOS are the same as they are in FoxPro version 2.0. In FoxPro version 2.0, you can build stand-alone and/or compact .EXE files. Compact .EXE files are distributed with library files included in      the FoxPro Distribution Kit. Stand-alone .EXE files do not require the FoxPro library files. The information from the libraries is      built into a stand-alone .EXE file.

In FoxPro for Windows, you can create the equivalent of the compact .EXE file. These files are distributed with the library files included in the FoxPro for Windows Distribution Kit. Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 ivrfax fasttips KBCategory: kbinterop kbprg kbfasttip kbappnote KBSubcategory: FxinteropGeneral

Keywords         : FxinteropGeneral Version          : 2.50 Platform         : WINDOWS Last Reviewed: December 13, 1996