Hi Bruce:
 BG> Hi. I know what 2.6 and previous will do with Dbase. What I am not
 BG> sure of is VFP 5.0. Can it run Dbase IV wirh out any major conversion
 BG> major conversion similar to what 2.6 and earlier can do?  Any body
 BG> have any first hand experience with this? Any info appreciated.
I do.  I am porting over ALL my previous FoxPro projects to VFP 5.0.  I have
been successful at bringing dBASE III over as well.  In April, I'll be 
elping
a friend here convert her dBASE IV application to VFP 5.0, too.  They run
"nearly" without any modification.  Once you see it, however, you begin to 
ask yourself, "Why did I port this over?  It really stinks!  I could really 
make this application soar if I convert it."
Conversion, of course, requires that you learn the Object Oriented paradigm.
But, since you know what your previous application did (and HOW it did it),
that part is over.  NOW, you apply, piece by piece, the new techniques.  I 
find it envigorating!  I still have much to learn, but you can get up to 
speed faster than you thought you could.  Really.
David in Dallas.
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