FoxPro 2
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FoxPro is a text-based procedurally-oriented programming language and DBMS, originally published by Fox Software and later by Microsoft, for MS-DOS, MS Windows, Apple Macintosh, and UNIX.
Although FoxPro is a Database Management System (DBMS) and it does support relationships between tables, it is not considered a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), lacking transactional processing.
The final published release of FoxPro was 2.6, after which the name was changed to Visual FoxPro.
Although no longer sold or supported by Microsoft, there is still an active worldwide community of FoxPro users and programmers. FoxPro 2.6 for UNIX (FPU26) has even been successfully installed on Linux and FreeBSD using the Intel Binary Compatibility Standard (ibcs2) support library.
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[edit] Version information
[edit] Operating system compatibility
| Version | FP 2.0 | FP 2.5 | FP 2.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS-DOS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 3.1 to XP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Macintosh | No | Yes | Yes |
| SCO UNIX | No | No | Yes |
| Linux & FreeBSD | No | No | Yes[1] |
| Windows 2000 | No | No | Yes |
[edit] Version Timeline
| Version | VERSION() returns | EXE Size | EXE Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FPW 2.6a | FoxPro 2.6a for Windows | 2,444 kb | 28-SEP-1994 |
| FPM 2.6a | FoxPro 2.6a for Macintosh | ? kb | August 1994 |
| FPD 2.6a | FoxPro 2.6a for DOS | 1,788 kb | August 1994 |
| FPW 2.6 | FoxPro 2.6 for Windows | ? kb | March 1994 |
| FPM 2.6 | FoxPro 2.6 for Macintosh | ? kb | 1993 |
| FPD 2.6 | FoxPro 2.6 for DOS | ? kb | March 1994 |
| FPU 2.6 | FoxPro 2.6 for UNIX | 2.3 Mb | 1993 |
| FPW 2.5 | FoxPro 2.5 for Windows | ? kb | Jan. 1993 |
| FPD 2.0 | FoxPro 2.0 for DOS | ? kb | 1991 |
[edit] References
- ^ - using the ibcs2 compatibility library. See Installing FPU26 on FreeBSD
[edit] External links
- History of FoxPro - Timeline
- A site devoted to the history of FoxPro
- Virtual FoxPro User Group - Free online support resource
- Microsoft: FoxPro (old versions 1 to 2.6) Forum - Free online support resource
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