I need to migrate from Fox DOS Database to SQL Server and VFP, but i need to access data from old programs in Fox 2.6 to new BD in SQL Server 2000 in the migratio process. It could be possible ?
Thank

Re: Fox 2.6 DOS with SQL Server by Rick

Rick
Mon May 24 16:21:54 CDT 2004

Jorge,
FP DOS cannot directly access SQL Server. You'd have to maintain the =
data in two formats and use VFP to "sync" the data as necessary.

Rick

"Jorge" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:CB9B1B14-110E-4E0A-A1C3-C21D87DA1FE5@microsoft.com...
> I need to migrate from Fox DOS Database to SQL Server and VFP, but i =
need to access data from old programs in Fox 2.6 to new BD in SQL Server =
2000 in the migratio process. It could be possible ??
> Thanks
>

Re: Fox 2.6 DOS with SQL Server by Leemi

Leemi
Tue May 25 13:21:33 CDT 2004

Hi Jorge:

I would like to add to Rick's response. FoxPro 2.6 for DOS did have
something called the Connectivity Kit that allowed you connect to Oracle
and SQL Server. If you have the Professional version of FPD 2.6, then you
should have this software. However, I have no idea if the fpsql.dll still
works under the modern operating systems; this DLL was created to work
under MS-DOS and not Windows.

While it is conceptually possible to connect from a FPD 2.6 program to SQL
Server, I really doubt it is practical. You should move all the code and
VFP data into VFP and use remote views or SQL Passthrough to connect to SQL
Server.

I hope this helps.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Sincerely,
Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
Lee Mitchell

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>Jorge,
>FP DOS cannot directly access SQL Server. You'd have to maintain the data
in two formats and >use VFP to "sync" the data as necessary.
>Rick
>"Jorge" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CB9B1B14-110E->4E0A-A1C3-C21D87DA1FE5@microsoft.com...
> I need to migrate from Fox DOS Database to SQL Server and VFP, but i need
to access data >from old programs in Fox 2.6 to new BD in SQL Server 2000
in the migratio process. It could be >possible ??
> Thanks
>



Re: Fox 2.6 DOS with SQL Server by Cindy

Cindy
Tue May 25 14:44:21 CDT 2004

In news: DJjCgUoQEHA.1516@cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl,
Lee Mitchell <Leemi@online.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I would like to add to Rick's response. FoxPro 2.6 for DOS did have
> something called the Connectivity Kit that allowed you connect to
> Oracle and SQL Server. If you have the Professional version of FPD
> 2.6, then you should have this software. However, I have no idea if
> the fpsql.dll still works under the modern operating systems; this
> DLL was created to work under MS-DOS and not Windows.
>
> While it is conceptually possible to connect from a FPD 2.6 program
> to SQL Server...

As I recall the problem is that the connectivity kit was designed to work
with a 16-bit version of SQL Server only. I forget whether SQL7 was 16-bit
but I know SQL2K isn't.

--
Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
cindy.winegarden@mvps.org www.cindywinegarden.com




Re: Fox 2.6 DOS with SQL Server by Rick

Rick
Tue May 25 14:47:37 CDT 2004

Lee,
Actually, fpsql.fll is a 16-bit DLL written for use under Win3.x by FPW. =
(I've got this file, and using a hex viewer, it clearly says "Microsoft =
FoxPro Connectivity Kit for Windows Version 2.6a".) I believe the DOS =
version was a .PLB. However, I couldn't find a copy of it on my systems =
to verify this.

Rick
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> Sincerely,
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> *-- VFP8 HAS ARRIVED!! --*
> Read about all the new features of VFP8 here:
> http://www.universalthread.com/VisualFoxPro/News/VFP8Release.asp
> Purchase VFP8 here:
> http://shop.microsoft.com/Referral/Productinfo.asp?siteID=3D11518
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> - VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
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> > I need to migrate from Fox DOS Database to SQL Server and VFP, but i =
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> > Thanks
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