Run Foxpro In Windows 10

[Jodee Bouman]

Theinstaller for the FOXPRO Sound Programming Utility can be downloaded directly from our website at any time by visiting this link.

When the page is loaded, locate the Download Information section. This box displays current version number, publication date, and the download button. To begin the download, click on the Download button.

Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version of the FOXPRO Programming Utility, there is no need to uninstall the original version before launching the new installer as it will automatically upgrade for you. Your original sound library storage folder will remain unchanged.

Depending upon what internet browser you are using, you may be prompted to "Run" or "Save" the file that is being downloaded. Some browsers may not prompt you for action and just save the file to your default Download folder. If you are presented the option, we recommend selecting either "Run"--in doing this, the installer will automatically launch when the file has been downloaded to your computer. Otherwise, you will need to browse to your Download folder for the install file which is titled: "foxpro-programming-utility-installer.exe". You will then need to open the file to launch the installer. The installation is very brief and straightforward. When the installation is complete, a message of success will display on the screen.

For Windows 7 and earlier, you can locate and launch the programming utility through your Start menu by going to Start ->All Programs -> FOXPRO. Click on the FOXPRO Programmer icon to launch it. For Windows 8 and 8.1 users, you can push theWindows button on your keyboard and then type in "FOXPRO Programmer" into the search field. You should then see theicon for the utility and be able to click on it.

After the application has launched, the main interface will be displayed (see image below).

Depending upon which FOXPRO game call you are working with, specific instructions for connecting the device to your computer may vary. For example, the Spitfire has a removable micro SD card which is connected to the computer through a card reader whereas other models may have an integrated USB port. Refer to your operator%u2019s manual and follow the supplied instructions for connecting your device to your computer.

After connecting your FOXPRO game call to your PC, the utility should recognize the device as being a valid product and display "Connected to..." followed by the device name. The "Caller Sound Files" column should become active and display the sounds currently installed. For example, in the image below, you will notice that we have a Shockwave connected to the computer and the contents of the Shockwave are being displayed in the "Caller Sound Files" column on the right.

Your default sound library storage point is located under your Documents (or My Documents) folder\FOXPRO\Sounds. By clicking on the "Browse Library" button, you can browse the sounds stored at that location.

Your sound library will probably be empty by default. You need to obtain sounds and place them into your library folder in order to install them into your FOXPRO game call. You can browse to different locations on your hard drive where sounds are stored by clicking on the "Browse Library" button to navigate there. When the appropriate files are found, double-click on any of the sounds to automatically load all files from that location into the utility.

Select one, multiple, or all sound files in the "Source Sound Files" column. Click on the position you wish to load the sounds into and click "Insert". Or if you are replacing existing sounds, use "Overwrite".

When complete, click on the "Update Caller" button to save your changes. Any sounds being removed will automatically be backed-up.Exit the utility and update your remote control if needed.

Click on the sound you wish to move to another position in the "Caller Sound Files" column. Use the "Move Up" or "Move Down" arrow buttons to move the selected sound up or down the "Caller Sound Files" column. When you have the selected sound moved to your desired position, click on the "Update Caller" button to lock-in the change.

Click on the "Backup Call Files" button. By default, the sounds will be automatically saved in the "Backup" folder. If you wish to specify an alternate location, you can do so. Otherwise, click on the "Backup" button to perform the backup. A status bar will appear showing the progress of the backup process. When complete, the status bar will disappear. There are no other steps required.

Hey Carl,I've used VFP on Windows 11, and it seems to work pretty smoothly. Most compatibility issues have been ironed out. Just make sure your apps are updated and keep an eye on any specific dependencies. Here's a guide about updating windows. You should be good to go!

Carl, I can tell you I am still on Windows 10 for development so compiling is done in Windows 10. My desktop is running on many Windows 11 workstations both via RDP (RemoteApp) and not. Hundreds of users, app contains about every possibility you can imagine including lots of COM servers, etc. I have no issues.John

I tested on Windows 10 (WindowsTechnicalPreview-x64-EN-US) several my procedures that are using the old Visul FoxPro 6.0 run time, the procedures work well using the MS treectrl Olecontrol, an ole Zip Unzip ctrl, obviously, accessing big DBFs (more than 1000000 records), connecting with MSSQLs and with IBM DB2 (via ODBC), and so on.

The only problem is using some API of the WININET.dll, sometimes my class lose the return data (from a Foxisapi server), I will investigate better in the future.

I tested the procedures on Windows 10 running on a Virtual Machine and quickly (is not the best test).

Hi All. I tried replacing the Meiryo font via the Code References tool with

the Yu Gothic UI font, but that fails to replace as the expression value turns

out to be illegal. I also tried changing the font character set to default by the same

method, but that failed for the same reason. I guess because Meiryo is not

within Windows any more.

Being fairly pleased with myself after such great efforts, I installed the

new application on to a Windows 8 machine only to find the application

falls over. Reason -: Yu Gothic UI is not standard font in Windows 8 or 7.

When I move anything when editing, the drag shadow is far removed from the actual item I am dragging making it impossible to align this way. Works fine using arrow keys. Maybe a function of my system but no problem in 7.

Thank you. However, I did not introduce Thor, that is from our good friend Jim Nelson. He is the mastermind of Thor. I am the author of GoFish Code Search tool and Dynamic Forms, but Jim and I work together on various tools.

If you change the zoom to greater than 100%, text seems to display fine on VFP forms but using VFP reports is an issue. The fonts are scaled up in the VFP report but the page size stays the same, resulting in the report not fitting on the page. You will see the text truncated in preview.

Basically, the issue is caused by Windows 10 scaling fonts and forms automatically. On a high DPI monitor running Windows 10, like a Surface Pro screen for instance, the screen resolution is set to 200% so applications are legible but Fox programs think that it is 100% so the printing overwrites the right and bottom margin.

Hello,

I guess many of you guys has still running very interesting apps with vfp9 sp2

Id say the complexity of your (still today 2015) running applications and the good performance of vfp9 must keep you there. Happens to me too.

I am wondering what plans do you have ?

Are you staying in vfp9 for how long more ?

and if not, Which is the best platform to migrate?

We are preparing to replace our two server computers (a rackmount Dell PowerEdge/600 which we have used for self-hosting our website, equipped with Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition; and another machine equipped with Windows 2003 R2 Professional Edition).

Our new system will be include a small Dell PowerEdge server suitable for rack mounting or sitting flat on a desk. We will also have two workstations. One will be the old chassis and drives from the Windows 2003 R2 Professional Edition computer, but with the operating system upgraded by Windows 10 Enterprise Edition, set up in 32-bit mode so we can run all our old 32-bit software programs. The other machine will be a similarly-equipped new Windows 10 Enterprise Edition unit, but in 64-bit mode. Both these Windows 10 machines will be used strictly for database processing and CASS+NCOA job runs. In the future, we will alternately upgrade these two work stations with MS Windows Enterprise upgrades, starting with the old 32-bit machine.

2) We have the VFP8 and VFP9 diskettes which our consultant had available from a Microsoft MSDN subscription, and which the consultant used for the original build in 2004. Will these still work now in 2016 for the build we will need for the new 64-bit work station? And can we assume that the Microsoft 32-bit upgrade to Windows 10 leave our VFP system extant?

Got a weird problem moving over to win 10 pro. Although the vfp8 exe lives on the server under a mapped drive letter. when the user tries to start the app on the network drive, the app presents a do..dialog to the user and the user has to manually find the .exe file from the mapped drive.

Have installed VFP 9 SR2 with all the options but when running the compiled exe in the Win 10 Pro system it can not find the files stored on another station using a Mapped drive on Win 10.

The files are there but the FILE( ) statement with a mapped variable will not return .T.rue.

When using the Data on Local C: drive every thing works fine.

When running the EXE in the FoxPro development system in also works fine.

When running the EXE in Win 10 Pro it refuses to open the remote Database tables.

Does anyone have an answer?

We never had this type of problem in XP or Win 7 using the Server 2003 as a Database file storage system.

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