VFP Evolution


	VFP3	VFP5	VFP6	VFP7	VFP8	VFP9
Error codes	650	671	694	718	810	861
Reserved Keywords	1288	1868	2050	2173	2324	2383
Commands & Functions	517	537	564	592	607	619
Base Classes	32	32	36	36	43	44
PEMs (Properties, Events, Methods)	327	343	410	418	564	654
PEMs occurrences	1821	1981	2604	2672	3019	3175
Developer Tools
Spelling	X	X	X
Macros	X	X	X	X	X	X
Class Browser		X	X	X	X	X
Debugger		X	X	X	X	X
Beautify		X	X	X	X	X
Component Gallery			X	X	X	X
Coverage Profiler			X	X	X	X
Object Browser				X	X	X
Intellisense Manager				X	X	X
Task List				X	X	X
Document View				X	X	X
Breakpoints				X	X	X
Task Pane					X	X
Toolbox					X	X
Code References					X	X
Report Builder						X
Report Output						X
Report Preview						X

The table above shows the evolution of Visual Foxpro from the original VFP3 version released in 1995 to the last version VFP9 (public beta released in June 2004).

This gives you an idea of what you are missing if you are still using an old version today, plenty of motivation to upgrade or good arguments to convince your boss you should upgrade.

Christian Desbourse can assist you in migrating your applications up the Visual Foxpro ladder, or in training your developers to make the best use of the most recent capabilities of Visual Foxpro.

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Last modified on 25 Feb 2005

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