Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro(R) 3.0 [Paperback]

Tamar E. Granor (Author), Ted Roche (Author), Steven M. Black (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

Are you serious about working in Visual FoxPro? Do you want to really putFoxPro through its paces, but find yourself frustrated by commands that don'twork the way you expect or documentation that seems incomplete? Would yourather fight with this exceptional program than switch? If so, theHacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro 3.0 is for you. Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro 3.0 is the definitive reference to howall the commands, functions, properties, events, and methods in Visual FoxPro3.0 really work. FoxPro experts Tamar Granor and Ted Roche show youwhich commands to use, which to avoid, and which ones don't work quite the waythe manual says they do. You'll learn about common and not-so-common bugs andhow to work around them, plus you get an introduction to OOP, SQL, andClient/Server, as well as productivity hints, tips for creating your ownBuilders and Wizards, and advanced coverage of OLE and OLE Automation. If youwant to make your FoxPro programs scream (and not vice versa) then theHacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro is for you.Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro 3.0 comes with a bonus disk thatincludes examples from the book, shareware and freeware FoxPro tools, and coolsubclasses that you can use in your own programs. 0201483793B04062001

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About the Author

Tamar E. Granor is Editor of FoxPro Advisor magazine. She is afrequent speaker at FoxPro conferences and a consultant specializing in FoxPro.Ted Roche is Director of Development at Blackstone, Incorporated, aMicrosoft Certified Professional, author, and international lecturerspecializing in FoxPro. Tamar and Ted write FoxPro Advisor's "AskAdvisor" column and are both winners of the Microsoft Support "Most ValuableProfessional" award for their contributions to CompuServe(R)'s FoxProforums.Ted Roche is Director of Development at Blackstone, Incorporated, a Microsoft Certified Professional, author, and international lecturer specializing in FoxPro. Tamar E. Granor is Editor of FoxPro Advisor magazine. She is a frequent speaker at FoxPro conferences and a consultant specializing in FoxPro. Tamar and Ted write FoxPro Advisor's "Ask Advisor" column and are both winners of the Microsoft Support "Most Valuable Professional" award for their contributions to CompuServe(R)'s FoxPro forums. For more information on Ted and what he does, visit his home page. 0201483793AB04062001

Product Details

• Paperback: 897 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley (C); Pap/Dskt edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201483793
• ISBN-13: 978-0201483796
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,798,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book does a good job introducing Visual FoxPro, November 3, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro(R) 3.0 (Paperback)

Although the book was intended for VFP 3.0, it is an excellent introduction to FoxPro Object Oriented Programming. It is intended as a short introduction and command reference and it does that well.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic reference for EXPERIENCED foxpro programers, August 25, 1998

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This review is from: Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro(R) 3.0 (Paperback)

I learned alot from this book and I have been programing foxpro from the dark ages in 1991! These guys know their stuff. If you program foxpro for money you need this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-buy for any VFP developer, February 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro(R) 3.0 (Paperback)

Granor and Roche do an excellent job of explaining the treasures and pitfalls of VFP3. I found this book after I had been banging my head against a particular problem for several days, and was able to find the answer immediately, where no other book I had checked gave the answer. They document both how VFP3 works, and how it _should_ work. Most of the book still applies to VFP5, and presumably it will still be good under Tahoe.