Monthly Archives: December 2003

MSKB via KBAlertz: How to Run a dBASE IV Report File in FoxPro

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KBAlertz is a very useful and free service for those who need to keep up with the Microsoft KnowledgeBase. Visit the site and you can sign up for free email notification when KnowledgeBase articles of interest are posted or update on the Microsoft site.

Today, I received notice that “How to Run a dBASE IV Report File in FoxPro” was updated. Most curious. My dealings with dBASE IV were few and decades ago. The article describes how various dBASE IV files can be manipulated by Microsoft FoxPro for DOS and Windows 2.5 and 2.6 as well as Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0. I’m not convinced the Visual FoxPro reference is correct, as I thought the migration material was only available in the 2.x versions, but I no longer have VFP 3.0 installed to check.

It is curious as to why this article was flagged as updated. Wonder what changed…

‘Tis the season…

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‘Tis the season, for year-end wrap-ups and prognostications. Many of the columnists get to enjoy a down week with a column composed over the last month. There’s often a good amount of insight to be gained by reading these over. Here’s the first I’ve seen:

Looking Back: Highs and Lows of 2003. (Note: This is also my Sunday column in the Mercury News.) I’ve always tended to buy the muddle-through scenario. Human… [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

And another one’s gone, and another one’s gone…

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Andrew Coates posted to the FoxForum Wiki, asking for advice on his new role as Developer Evangelist at Microsoft Australia. Best of luck, Andrew!

Andrew linked to a similar post on the c2 website, revealing that Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki and master of many of the software arts, is also heading for Microsoft-Redmond, with a title of “Architect.” I hope this bodes well for Microsoft and Ward.