Secure license generation is a snap using the new vfpencryption.fll. The example in this blog entry is based on something I saw Phil Fresle do in Visual Basic.

I've added a Hash() function to the VFP Encryption FLL that gives Visual FoxPro developers access to the SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, MD5, RIPEMD128, and RIPEMD160 hash functions.

I have added AES (Rijndael) to the vfpencryption library. It now contains (Blowfish and AES)

I wrote an FLL today that gives Visual FoxPro developers easy access to the powerful Blowfish cipher. This provides a straight-forward way to encrypt and decrypt strings in Visual FoxPro. Example code and download link are provided.

Today I created a set of scrollbar classes (horizontal and vertical) and a scrollable container class. This blog entry details the results of my five hour ordeal and provides a link where you can download an example project and the source code.

Andrew MacNeill weighs in with a really good article on different tools available to create screencasts.

The SPS Weblog has been updated to dasBlog 1.8 Gold.

I've created another progress bar class. This one is designed to look like the Windows XP progress bar and provide some other useful features.

The grid control in Visual FoxPro is one of the most powerful controls I've ever had the pleasure of working with. It would get my pick as favorite control. Here's an entry that contains a good grid tip and a calendar class for use in Visual FoxPro.

William Sanders of Electronic Filing Group posted a heads-up out on ProFox about a new service available on TechRepublic for bloggers.