The directions for installing/registering the DDEX Provider that is included as part of Microsoft's Sedna project for Visual FoxPro is incomplete and, in some cases, just plain wrong. In this blog entry I provide the information Visual FoxPro developers need to properly install the DDEX Provider and use it from Visual Studio 2005/2008.

In this blog post I release a VFP wrapper for the Windows RSS Platform. Included is a RSS reader application that was created using the wrapper.

Here I present a super-simple backup solution for Visual FoxPro applications that can be implemented simply by including an exe and generating an ini file.

This update to the VFPCompression FLL provides fixes for issues with relative pathing when zipping folders and files that caused the previous versions of the FLL to fail unless a developer told the function to ignore pathing.

Here I present the first in a series of screencasts regarding VFP Studio and its features. Over the next few months Bo Durban and I will attempt to provide the community with more information regarding VFP Studio and the feature set either included and/or being considered. Feedback appreciated.

Using a loader/updater application for Visual FoxPro applications can greatly simplify the task of keeping users' systems up-to-date and problem free after the initial deployment. In this blog entry I present a solution I created for updating VFP applications.

Here I present the latest FLL that I've created that allows Visual FoxPro developers the ability to easily upload and download files while easily providing progress indication of the processes.

Microsoft releases Sedna and the components are quickly added to VFPX so they can be further improved and extended. Developers should also avail themselves of the controls provided by DBI.

News regarding the public release of Microsoft's Sedna project.

Information and an example for working with Microsoft's Progressbar Control, Version 5.0 (SP2) in Windows Vista.

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This is part 5 of a series of blogs on advanced Vista and Pre-Vista related topics for Visual FoxPro developers.

This is part 4 of a series of blogs on advanced Vista and Pre-Vista related topics for Visual FoxPro developers.

This is part 3 of a series of blogs on advanced Vista and Pre-Vista related topics for Visual FoxPro developers.

This is part 2 of a series of blogs on advanced Vista and Pre-Vista related topics for Visual FoxPro developers.

This is part 1 of a series of blogs on advanced Vista and Pre-Vista related topics for Visual FoxPro developers.

This update to the VFPCompression FLL provides a number of fixes, the ability to use UNC pathing, and user-defined callbacks for hooking into the internal events of the FLL.

A blog entry containing a 15 minute screencast that highlights some of the possibilities that exist for extending Visual FoxPro's baseclasses and enhancing some of the IDE designers.

Based on a community member's suggestion I've updated the vfpcompression.fll to include the ability to password protect zip files and open password protected zip files.

I created a COM-visible assembly that allows C# and VB.NET code to be run directly from a Visual FoxPro application. You can write the code directly in your VFP application thanks to TEXT/ENDTEXT and the VfpDotNet.dll.

Based on user requests I have added new CRC functions as well as a function that allows Hashes to be generated for the current record in a table.

Just a few things regarding Visual FoxPro, Sedna, Windows Desktop Search, Windows RSS Platform, new Vista dialogs and more...

I used .NET Interop to create an ActiveX control that can be used to host a XAML UserControl in COM-aware languages such as Visual FoxPro and Visual Basic. A few examples are provided of XAML controls and animation being run in a Visual FoxPro form.

The Visual FoxPro extended MAPI FLL gets another facelift. This update adds additional useful functions to the library while maintaining backward compatibility with existing codebase that utilizes the previous two versions.

I'll be speaking at the Southwest Fox 2007 conference. Hope to see you there.

Scarlett, the announcement, work, and RAPI. It's good to be back.

An update to the Visual FoxPro Extended MAPI FLL (vfpexmapi.fll).

Another great episode of the OxFox Rocks podcast has been released by Craig Bailey and Scott Scovell. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was relieved that they were still continuing to do the podcast.

An update to the VFP Compression FLL that addresses some of the issues that have been found in the library. Of particular interest are the fixes that have been made to the ZipString and UnzipString functions.

A blog entry showing how to extend the Aero Glass frame into the client-area of a Visual FoxPro top-level form in Windows Vista.

The October CTP for Sedna and Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 has been released. This blog entry details what all is included and how to workaround some of the problems you are bound to encounter.

Finally got around to finishing the VFP Extended MAPI FLL. This blog entry contains the download, sample code and documentation for it.

Two new functions have been added to the VFP Compression FLL thanks to the hard work of Bo Durban. This blog entry details UnzipGetFileInfo and UnzipGetFileInfoByIndex.

An update for the vfpcompression.fll that includes new features and full documentation.

I've long desired compression functions in Visual FoxPro. VFPCompression an FLL that I'm working on should provide just that. Download link and Sample VFP code are provided. Much better documentation to follow.

Fox Forward awards have been announced.

Attend Southwest Fox for a chance to win a Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite with MSDN Premium Subscription.

Visual FoxPro is still climbing, but remains in position 13 on the TIOBE index. And, Mary Jo Foley is likely to become a VFP Community favorite if she's not careful.

More VFP videos are making their way online. Here are the one's I know of as well as a link to a great white paper on creating screen casts.

A few of the things I have been doing lately with regards to Visual FoxPro.

News regarding SednaX and the TIOBE Index

I'll be speaking at the Detroit Area Fox Users Group on May 18th.

Doug Hennig starts a blog, Visual FoxPro programming still on the rise, LINQ, and world domination.

Level Extreme Inc. offers both of its magazines for FREE to members of the Universal Thread. Michel Fournier Rocks!

Southwest Fox 2006 initial speaker list has been posted.

Visual FoxPro has shown up in a few more news articles. What's my take? It's about time.

The OzFox Rocks Podcast episode 3 is great.

I will be speaking at the Chicago FUDG on March 14th, 2006.

Kenneth Tamayo has found another critical bug in the vfpencryption.fll RC4 cipher. Here is the repro code for the bugs that Kenneth has provided as well as the newest versions of the FLLs that fix the problem.

A bug gets squashed and a feature is added in the VFP Encryption FLL

A few early examples of things being considered for inclusion in Sedna. More to come...

GDI+ and Visual FoxPro 9.0 make changing the mouse cursor to a custom image easy.

There's no shortage of conferences for Visual FoxPro. I have a great amount of respect for all the individuals and companies putting on Visual FoxPro conferences. It has to be an incredible undertaking and please know that your efforts on behalf of the Community are appreciated.

Visual FoxPro 9.0 appears to run without any problem on Windows Vista Beta 2.

Having watched President Bush's State of the Union Address, I thought I would try my hand at a State of the Language Address.

Rick Schummer, Doug Hennig, and I were interviewed by Andrew MacNeill yesterday for episode #36 of the FoxShow.

Some developers continue to have problems with the VC++ 8.0 runtimes used by the FLLs I have made available, or have expressed that they would rather just use the VC++ 7.1 runtimes with the FLLs. I have compromised, at least with the vfpencryption FLL.

After receiving comments and emails regarding registration problems with the .NET ActiveX control, I have created this blog entry to provide some clarification.

This blog entry explores one of the ways that Visual FoxPro developers can leverage the .NET framework to make professional looking menus and toolbars.