Southwest Fox 2013 Southwest Xbase++ 2013
October 17-20, 2013 SanTan Elegante Conference Center Gilbert, AZ
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Friday, October 18, 3:30-4:45 Friday, October 18, 5:15-6:30
Founded in 1997 with HQ in Grand Junction, CO, New York City, NY, and in the metropolitan area of Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Alaska Software solely concentrates upon the development and improvement of Xbase++ as a technology platform. Xbase++ is a 100% Clipper compatible xbase language enriched and improved by language features, such as object-orientation and data persistence.
Alaska Software pioneered in the implementation and hands-on usage of intelligent multi-threading technology in Xbase++, especially for Line-of-Business and mission critical applications. Crucial to the corporate philosophy is the perpetuation of continuous innovation and technological headway while aiming to provide best possible continuity and protection of hitherto undertaken investments. More than one million application end-users as well as thousands of former Clipper-, dBase- and FoxPro developers rely upon Xbase++ for several years, thus having built their business success upon Xbase++. http://www.alaska-software.com/
Title: Windows 8 Modern UI Apps Accessing VFP Databases Friday, October 18, 2:00-3:15 Saturday, October 19, 10:00-1:15
Our existing VFP apps will continue to run for many years. However, more and more customers would like to use Windows 8 devices. We must deal with this situation and offer Windows 8 modern UI apps to our customers. Of course, the existing VFP apps must continue working and the new modern UI apps must work on the same existing company databases, either VFP, or SQL Server or other remote databases.
So, we need a development environment for Windows 8 apps that allows access to all existing databases and which is easy to understand for VFP developers. The RAD framework Alvenos (which is available with the conference material for free) comes with project and form templates as well as powerful tools. It is very easy to set up and configure a modern UI application using the wizard. The generated application has all the base functionality for line of business applications like retrieving, adding, updating, and deleting records. Additionally it contains functionality to use pick lists, to show reports using its report engine and much more. Forms can be constructed fast and easy just by using a wizard with a few dialogs.
Title: Visual DBU: the Database Utility by Dieter Stelzner Friday, October 18, 10:00-11:15
This session shows:
Title: XClass++: Rapid Xbase++ Development by Marcus Herz Saturday, October 19, 3:30-4:45
Marcus will show the development of a live CRM application with XClass++.
Friday, October 18, 11:30-12:45 Saturday, October 19, 11:30-12:45
The Foxfire! Report Writer v8+ product line is a family of data mining tools designed for regular business users. Developers can adapt it to almost any database and add any needed features on demand, in order to fit user needs like a glove. It is the only set of report writers for the VFP environment that can operate interchangeably on both platforms. Its new interactive drag-'n-drop design tool (released May 2007) has been praised by users and usability experts alike for simplicity without sacrificing power. Micromega Systems, its developer/publisher offers Foxfire! consulting, integration, and training services. Our growth strategy is partnering, and we are currently seeking other developers who want to partner to create custom or localized versions to address special market opportunities. Go to www.foxfirereporting.com to explore how we might work together.
