Re: Foxpro Conversion

Steve,

We were in a similar position where I work about 3 years ago: local LAN-based Foxpro 2.6 (Win) application for Human Resources, installed in 5-6 central locations worldwide, then painfully consolidated quarterly.

What we have today is approx. 100 users on a single worldwide system using:

VFP6 front end
communicating thru the LAN -or- thru West-Wind Web Connection (http thru the corporate worldwide intranet) to VFP6 middle-tier accessing all data stored in Oracle database

I've obviously glossed over a lot of details, but this has proved to be highly effective and robust, and has allowed HR to automate lots of processes that were either impossible to do or painstakingly manual before.

Check out west-wind.com for one aspect of the details if this has appeal to you. And /or post additional information / questions to the group.

Jim Davis
IT HR Manager

"Steve Evans" <steve.evans_at_rwcwarranty.com> wrote in message news:tmjf9jon6de0e1_at_corp.supernews.com...
> I know this has to have been asked before but I can't seem to find any
 info
> anywhere. So here goes:
>
> I'm scrapping my legacy Foxpro core applications - Foxpro DOS 2.6 and VFP
> 5.0. I know I'll need to rewrite everything. I want accessibility from
 our
> Corp. LAN and the Web. Is there any information anywhere on the best way
 to
> accomplish this, i.e. planning, sizing, conversion utilities, best
 interface
> tools. (and if so, where, for you literal types) Books are good.
> Companies that specialize in it are good. Training programs are better.
>
> If you need more background, just ask.
>
> TIA, ...Steve
>
>
>
Received on Fri Aug 03 2001 - 00:28:59 CDT