Comments on: Coldfusion 8 & Foxpro Datasources http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/coldfusion-8-foxpro-datasources/ Where Coldfusion Is Usually The Catch Of The Day Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:18:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pcelba http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/coldfusion-8-foxpro-datasources/#comment-48 pcelba Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:18:37 +0000 http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-48 Just to slightly correct your "antique visions of FoxPro"... The latest Visual FoxPro release is dated February 2009 and DBF format is widely spread, so we may suppose it will be here for another 10+ years. I am not saying VFP has no limitations but it is still better, faster, more reliable, and more developer friendly than Access. To have each table in separate file could even be an advantage because you have no data size limit. Everything depends on MSFT, of course, and the end of VFP is coming but I know two development groups working on their own DBF data management software. Just to slightly correct your “antique visions of FoxPro”…

The latest Visual FoxPro release is dated February 2009 and DBF format is widely spread, so we may suppose it will be here for another 10+ years.

I am not saying VFP has no limitations but it is still better, faster, more reliable, and more developer friendly than Access. To have each table in separate file could even be an advantage because you have no data size limit.

Everything depends on MSFT, of course, and the end of VFP is coming but I know two development groups working on their own DBF data management software.

]]> By: Nick http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/coldfusion-8-foxpro-datasources/#comment-13 Nick Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:53:42 +0000 http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-13 You are absolutely right. I was able to get ColdFusion 8 to see the ODBC driver under 64-bit Windows 2008 by first installing the latest VFP ODBC driver, and then running %windir%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe and adding the System DSN. Hope this helps someone out there. ColdFusion is 32-bit standard-edition. You are absolutely right. I was able to get ColdFusion 8 to see the ODBC driver under 64-bit Windows 2008 by first installing the latest VFP ODBC driver, and then running %windir%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe and adding the System DSN. Hope this helps someone out there. ColdFusion is 32-bit standard-edition.

]]> By: sidfishes http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/coldfusion-8-foxpro-datasources/#comment-12 sidfishes Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:24:28 +0000 http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-12 Thanks for mentioning that and while you are right that there is not a 64 bit vfp driver, you should (from my reading) be able to run the 32 bit bit administrator and install a 32 bit driver. I don't have a 64bit system however the 32bit admin should be in SysWoW64 directory. Thanks for mentioning that and while you are right that there is not a 64 bit vfp driver, you should (from my reading) be able to run the 32 bit bit administrator and install a 32 bit driver. I don’t have a 64bit system however the 32bit admin should be in SysWoW64 directory.

]]> By: Nick http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/coldfusion-8-foxpro-datasources/#comment-11 Nick Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:56:40 +0000 http://sidfishes.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-11 It should be mentioned that this procedure only works on 32-bit systems. 64-bit versions of Windows do not have an ODBC System DSN for FoxPro at all. It should be mentioned that this procedure only works on 32-bit systems. 64-bit versions of Windows do not have an ODBC System DSN for FoxPro at all.

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