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Visual FoxPro evolution - codenames

Sedna - beyond Visual FoxPro 9

2005-06-01
The Visual FoxPro team has already started working on enhancing Visual FoxPro beyond version 9.0 code named Sedna (aside from service pack efforts). Read the Microsoft Visual FoxPro Roadmap document outlining the plans for enhancing Visual FoxPro beyond version 9.0.
Features in Sedna will target Visual FoxPro interoperability with application components created by using Visual Studio 2005, the .NET Framework 2.0, and SQL Server 2005. Sedna will also help improve the ability for Visual FoxPro 9.0 solutions to be successfully deployed on the upcoming new Windows operating system Microsoft ® Windows ® Code Name "Longhorn."
Sedna is currently scheduled to be released in the first half of 2007 and will require Visual FoxPro 9.0.

Europa - Visual FoxPro 9

2007-10-16 build 09.00.0000.5721 (October 16, 2007) SP2
2005-12-08 build 09.00.0000.3504 (November 4, 2005) SP1
2005-09-23 build 09.00.0000.3307 (September 23, 2005) SP1 Public Beta
2004-12-17 build 09.00.0000.2412 (December 13, 2004) RTM
2004-06-03 build 09.00.0000.1720 (May 21, 2004) Public Beta

Toledo - Visual FoxPro 8

2003-10-07 build 08.00.0000.3117 (September 25, 2003) SP1
2003-02-05 build 08.0.0.2521 (January 21, 2003) RTM
2002-11-06 build 08.0.0.2021 (August 21, 2002) Public Beta

Sedona - Visual FoxPro 7

2001-10-31 build 7.00.0000.9400 (October 31, 2001) SP1

Tahoo - Visual FoxPro 6

2000-08-18 build 06.00.8961.00 (Aug 18, 2000) SP5
2000-05-11 build 06.00.8862.00 (May 11, 2000) SP4
1998-06-15 build 06.00.8167.00 (June 15, 1998)

Road Runner - Visual FoxPro 4, later Visual Foxpro 5

1996-08-20 build 5.0.0.344 (August 20, 1996)

Taz - Visual FoxPro 3

Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) released7.

October 16, 2007: Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) released. .

Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) planned for 2007.

December 8, 2005: Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) planned for 2007. .

Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1 Released

Microsoft has completed and released Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1.

December 8, 2005: Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). .
... "Download Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0. SP1 provides the latest updates to Visual FoxPro 9.0 combining various enhancements and stability improvements into one integrated package. The bug fix list for SP1 can be viewed or downloaded from this page in the separate file VFP9SP1FixList.htm." ...

Visual FoxPro 9.0 (Europa) RTM

Microsoft has completed and released Visual FoxPro 9.0.

December 17, 2004: News for December from the VFP Team .
... "Visual FoxPro 9.0 provides the tools you need to create and manage high-performance, 32-bit database applications and components. Get Visual FoxPro 9.0 through MSDN Subscriptions, or as a stand-alone full product or upgrade." ...

Visual FoxPro 9.0 (Europa) Public Beta Component Refresh

Microsoft has posted Visual FoxPro 9.0 Public Beta Component Refresh.

August 10, 2004: Download for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Public Beta Component Refresh.
... "This download contains a refresh of various components and source code libraries delivered with the public Visual FoxPro 9.0 beta. It addresses issues in these components, adds refinements, and introduces some Visual FoxPro Foundation Class (FFC) classes not previously available. Refer to the ReadMe.htm file included in the download for additional information." ...

Visual FoxPro 9.0 (Europa) Public Beta

Microsoft Releases Visual FoxPro 9.0 Public Beta.

June 3, 2004: Download for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Public Beta. Please note:
... "The expiration date for Visual FoxPro 9.0 beta is March 31, 2005. Because this is a pre-release build of Visual FoxPro (VFP) 9.0, the quality of it will not be of the same caliber as that of the final release. It has not been tested as fully as a final release so there may be product issues not yet identified by the product team. While the Visual FoxPro team has a high degree of comfort with this release, please use the beta with caution and never use it with production data or applications. This public beta is only supported on Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or later operating systems. For more information about features contained in the Visual FoxPro 9.0 beta before downloading it, refer to the June 2004 letter at http://msdn.com/vfoxpro/letters." ...

Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1

Microsoft Releases Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1

October 7, 2003: Download Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which provides the latest updates to Visual FoxPro 8.0. SP1 combines various enhancements and stability improvements into one integrated package. The download contains all the documentation for these updates. For installation instructions and more details on SP1, consult the Service Pack 1 readme.

Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=018705e6-df6a-4695-965e-459fe5a761f7

Readme:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/f/6/2f6db93f-c0e7-4cf3-82bf-cec0ecef5c84/SP1Readme.htm

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/f/6/2f6db93f-c0e7-4cf3-82bf-cec0ecef5c84/VFP8SP1.exe

Web:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro

Visual FoxPro 8.0 RTM

Microsoft Releases Visual FoxPro 8.0

February 1, 2003: The Visual FoxPro Team at Microsoft is very excited to
announce that Visual FoxPro 8.0 was completed and released to manufacturing
(RTM) on January 31st, 2003. The Visual FoxPro team was hoping to release
Visual FoxPro 8.0 in early January, but we needed the extra time to ensure
we released the most stable version of Visual FoxPro yet, even more solid
than Visual FoxPro 7.0 with Service Pack 1. Visual FoxPro 8.0 is the most
feature rich release of Visual FoxPro since version 3.0. I'd like to
include some details about Visual FoxPro 8.0, related announcements, and
upcoming activities around the release.

Visual FoxPro 8.0 is fully compatible with previous versions of Visual
FoxPro and includes everything needed to write, build, and test great
data-centric applications. Product highlights in Visual FoxPro 8.0 include
structured error handling, CursorAdapter class for universal data access,
new auto-increment support for data tables, Windows XP Themes support, new
base classes and controls, new GDI+ image support, new event binding for
objects, full hierarchical support, new XML Web services features, updated
OLE DB provider, improved development productivity, and new and improved
compatibility with Visual Studio .NET and SQL Server 2000.

Visual FoxPro 8.0 Product Highlights:
-    Structured error handling - Control and encapsulate error handling in
code using TRY...CATCH...FINALLY structure, escalate exceptions using THROW,
and manage using Exception objects.
-    Universal data access - Use the CursorAdapter class for unified data
access to native Visual FoxPro tables, XML, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and
ODBC or OLE DB data sources.
-    View Designer - Build SQL SELECT statement queries using two-way
editing between the Query/View designer and source code output.
-    Auto-increment support - Create auto-increment counter fields for
primary key fields in Visual FoxPro data tables.
-    Windows XP Themes support - Apply Microsoft Windows XP Themes to Visual
FoxPro applications, including controls at the form and container level.
-    Advanced controls - Build smart client desktop forms using rich
features such as orienting tabs on page frames, locking and automatically
resizing columns, highlighting grid rows, changing background color and
positioning images on command buttons.
-    GDI+ image support - Display and rotate images on forms with support
for file formats such as .bmp, .jpeg, .gif, animated .gif, .wmf, .emf,
.tiff, and more.
-    Event binding - Bind native and custom events and methods to other
Visual FoxPro objects.
-    XML data import and export - Import and export hierarchical XML using
support for XML DiffGrams between Visual FoxPro data cursors and ADO.NET
DataSets.
-    XML Web services - Publish and consume SOAP-based XML Web services
compatible with .NET technology over HTTP using the Microsoft SOAP Toolkit
3.0 (included).
-    OLE DB Provider - Provide access to Visual FoxPro data from other
clients such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and Office XP.
-    Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) - Build desktop and
shared solutions compatible with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and migrate them
to SQL Server 2000 directly without modifying code.
-    Deployment tools - Create setup programs for your applications using an
exclusively developed version of InstallShield® Express for Visual FoxPro.
-    Powerful base classes - Subclass member classes such as pages in page
frames and headers and columns in grids. Subclass the DataEnvironment class
and use the DataEnvironment and CursorAdapter builders. You can manage
application objects using the new Collection class.
-    Development productivity - Use the Task Pane to manage development
tasks and access Visual FoxPro Help, XML Web services, and community news.
The new Toolbox provides easy access to frequently used items such as
classes, controls, and code snippets. You can search for and replace symbol
and text references throughout projects and files using the Code References
tool.

Visual FoxPro 8.0 System Requirements:
Hardware:
Processor: PC with a Pentium-class processor or higher
RAM: 64 MB; 128 MB or higher recommended
Hard disk space required to install: 300 MB
Hard disk space required: 165 MB
Video: 800x600, 256 colors
Software:
Design-time: Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or
later
Run-time: Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP or later

The release date for Visual FoxPro 8.0 (January 31, 2003) just happened to
be same date as the last day before expiration of the public Visual FoxPro
8.0 beta, by coincidence. Developers using the current public beta of
Visual FoxPro 8.0 (build 2021) can change the system date on their computer
to use it until obtaining the released version via MSDN Subscriptions or
stand-alone product box.

Visual FoxPro 8.0 is included in all levels of MSDN Subscriptions
(Universal, Enterprise, and Professional). Also included in those levels of
MSDN Subscriptions are Visual FoxPro 8.0, Visual FoxPro 7.0, Visual Studio
6.0, Visual Studio .NET, upcoming Visual Studio .NET 2003, development
versions of Windows, and more. Refer to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/prodinfo/levels.asp for product
information of MSDN Subscription levels. MSDN Subscription members will be
first to obtain the released version of Visual FoxPro 8.0 (within a few
business days of RTM, first week of February). Pricing information for MSDN
Subscriptions can be found at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/prodinfo/pricing.asp (upgrade
pricing of MSDN Subscriptions available for licensed users of Visual FoxPro
5.0 or later).

Visual FoxPro 8.0 will be available separate from MSDN subscriptions via
stand-alone full product or upgrade purchases 6 to 8 weeks from the RTM date
(around mid March). U.S retail prices for the stand-alone versions of
Visual FoxPro 8.0 include: full product $649, upgrade $349, and academic
$75. For a limited time, a $50 rebate will be offered with Visual FoxPro
8.0 (for upgrade version only, in U.S. and Canada only) for owners of Visual
FoxPro 7.0 (proof of purchase required with mail-in rebate coupon).

Visual FoxPro 8.0 will be covered in depth at many upcoming Visual FoxPro
conferences including EssentialFox, DevTeach, and Advisor FoxPro DevCon.
The April issue of FoxPro Advisor magazine will be dedicated to Visual
FoxPro 8.0 topics. There will be a special edition of CoDe magazine,
independent of regular issues, dedicated completely to Visual FoxPro 8.0
with all of the articles to be placed online for free public access and
linking. This special issue of CoDe magazine by publishers EPS Software
will be released and sent out near the end of March with the issue title of
CoDe Focus: Visual FoxPro 8.0.

There is now a Visual FoxPro 8.0 Case Study Template available for download
(Word document format) at the Microsoft GotDotNet.com developer community
Web site on the Visual FoxPro with Visual Studio .NET page at
http://gotdotnet.com/team/vfp. This case study template is designed to be
used for submissions to Microsoft for possible microsoft.com product
showcasing for applications using or in the process of upgrading to Visual
FoxPro 8.0. This case study template is also intended to be used
independent of Microsoft by Visual FoxPro developers to create case studies
to be posted on Visual FoxPro community Web sites. Also available on the
GotDotNet site on the Visual FoxPro page is a 2.5 minute video download of
Eric Rudder (Sr. VP Developer & Platform Evangelism Division, Microsoft)
discussing Visual FoxPro 8.0.

Microsoft currently has no plans to create a service pack (SP) for Visual
FoxPro 8.0, and we will evaluate the need for one to be created in the
future if required. The Visual FoxPro team has already started working
working on the next version of Visual FoxPro (code named Europa) and we are
now taking feedback and suggestions for features via the Wish List on the
UniversalThread (http://www.universalthread.com) as well as other Visual
FoxPro community sites online. There will be an MSDN Chat with myself and
several members the Visual FoxPro team at Microsoft sometime in March.
Refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats for announcements and dates/times
for this upcoming chat and others. The main calls to action for Visual
FoxPro community members is to upgrade to Visual FoxPro 8.0, convince others
also upgrade, and educate others about the great new features in this new
version.

Additional information about Visual FoxPro 8.0 will be found at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro in early March. Included in the new MSDN
Web site content to be added to the Visual FoxPro Web site on MSDN next
month will be a detailed Visual FoxPro Evaluation Guide as well as new
technical whitepapers. Also to be posted will be new Visual FoxPro 8.0 code
samples and utilities for free download (which will displayed in the new
Visual FoxPro 8.0 TaskPane when refreshed). The MSDN Visual FoxPro product
download section will also soon include a download of the Visual FoxPro OLE
DB Provider, same as the version included in Visual FoxPro 8.0 but separate
free independent download for anyone to use. Stay tuned to further
announcements on the Visual FoxPro community news site
http://foxcentral.net.

Ken Levy
Visual FoxPro Product Manager
Microsoft
klevy@microsoft.com

Visual FoxPro 8.0 beta

The Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Beta includes all you need to write, build, and test Visual FoxPro 8.0 applications. Product highlights include structured error handling, a CursorAdapter class for universal data access, Windows XP Themes support, new base classes and controls, new event binding for objects, full hierarchical support, new XML Web services features, updated OLE DB provider, improved development productivity, and new and improved compatibility with Visual Studio .NET and SQL Server 2000.

For More Information - http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/
Version - 8.0b
Release Date - 5 Nov 2002
Estimated Download Size/Time @28.8 - 199,689 kb / 15h 47min

System Requirements

The Visual FoxPro 8.0 Beta has the following minimum system requirements:

Hardware:

Processor: PC with a Pentium-class processor or higher
RAM: 64 MB; 128 MB or higher recommended
Hard disk space required to install: 300 MB
Hard disk space required: 165 MB
Video: 800x600, 256 colors

Software:

Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Operating System:

Developing applications with Visual FoxPro 8.0 is only supported on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 and later, and Windows XP.
You can create and distribute run-time applications for Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later, and Windows XP.
Note: Installation on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition is not supported.

Download Now

en_visualfoxpro8_beta.exe - 199,689 Kb

IMPORTANT DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

- Select "Run this Program from its Current Location" to start the download immediately.
- Select "Save this Program to Disk" to copy the download to your machine for installation at a later time.

Microsoft® Visual FoxPro® 7.0 Professional Edition

Overview

Build high performance desktop, client/server, and Web database applications with the Microsoft® Visual FoxPro® 7.0 database development system. Employ its powerful data engine to manage large volumes of data, its object-oriented programming to reuse components across applications, and its built-in XML support to quickly manipulate data.

Benefits

Visual FoxPro 7.0 provides the tools and powerful data engine developers need to manage large volumes of data - whether they are organizing tables of information, running queries, or building full-featured database applications for end users. Visual FoxPro 7.0 helps developers achieve maximum productivity through a powerful development environment and easy to use visual design tools. Visual FoxPro 7.0 gives developers the flexibility to build all types of database applications and to build and consume COM+ components and Web Services. Integrated XML support allows you to build interoperable applications and components through the ability to represent Visual FoxPro data as XML and to import XML data into Visual FoxPro tables.

Microsoft and Visual FoxPro are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.