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VFP Project Analyzer

The free Visual FoxPro Project Analyzer Utility provides a quick way to assess the complexity and cost of a Visual FoxPro Migration or Conversion project. Click the image to download a copy.
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FmPro Migrator - The Universal Migration Tool for Visual FoxPro

       
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FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition 8.73 adds support for converting Visual FoxPro projects into FileMaker Pro Advanced 17.
Visual FoxPro Code Converter 2.13 is now available as an HTML5 web application (at the bottom of this page).
Visual FoxPro Analyzer 1.02 Has Been Released, Providing for Analysis of VFP Conversion Project Complexity. Click on the Free Trial Button to Download.

Top 10 Features

black bulletIncluded with FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition, keeps your Visual FoxPro migration project affordable.
black bulletQuickly and economically test 6 different development environments - including for Apple iPhone/iPad.
black bulletAutomated conversion of Visual FoxPro Forms/Reports to multiple development tools.
black bulletConverts .prg file and form FUNCTION/PROCEDURE code to supported development tools.
black bulletData bound fields and grid controls are converted into equivalent SQL database data bound controls.
black bulletPersistent Visual FoxPro relations are converted into SQL database relationships (if needed).
black bulletCustom ComboBox lists are de-duped and centrally located as Value Lists.
black bulletTransfer data from locally stored DBF files into 11 SQL databases.
black bulletConverts pageframe form controls into Tab Controls including embedded objects.
black bulletSaves many hours of manual work converting each Form/Report.

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Description

The Visual FoxPro Migration Service built into FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition provides an economical fixed-price migration or conversion service for Visual FoxPro projects. This service converts forms, reports, functions, procedures, persistent relations, and DBF data file conversion within a predefined budget. A wide range of target development environments are supported, including: Servoy, .NET 4 Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go for iPhone/iPad, and LiveCode. All 6 conversion options are included for one fixed price.

Scale-up & Transition Visual FoxPro to a Cloud Hosted Web Application

Scale up desktop applications well beyond the capacity of DBF files, save money on recurring license billing, and own all of the source code for your application, so you can customize or resell it at any time. Competing systems can cost thousands of dollars annually, and provide no access to the underlying source code. You can think of the PHP Conversion process as a way to improve and optimize performance by building a scalable web application infrastructure from your Visual FoxPro database application.

Try FmPro Migrator Cloud Edition in Your Web Browser [No Download Required]

Click the FmPro Migrator Cloud Edition (VFP) screenshot below to run the cloud hosted version within your web browser.

Usage Instructions:
1) Click the application screenshot below to run the app.
2) Log into the server using:
Username = Demo
Password = Demo
3) Click on the C:\ drive to use some existing VFP project files already installed on the server.


FmPro Migrator Visual FoxPro Migration Options Diagram

Visual FoxPro to Multiple Development Environtments

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The features and benefits of using the automated Visual FoxPro Migration Service include:

black bulletMultiple Conversion Options - Not sure which development environment you want to use? FmPro Migrator makes it possible for Visual FoxPro developers to quickly convert Visual FoxPro projects into 5 different development environments (including: Servoy, .NET 4 Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go for iPhone/iPad, and LiveCode). All 5 conversion options are included for one fixed price.

black bulletSave Time, Get Up and Running Quickly - It can be a tedious and time consuming process to manually re-create each form/report object into any other development environment. Rather than spending days or even weeks of valuable time manually converting hundreds of forms/reports, Visual FoxPro developers can utilize the Visual FoxPro Migration Service as an economical alternative. FmPro Migrator Developer Edition typically processes each form/report within less than 1 second - much faster than you could perform the task manually!

The ability to efficiently perform Visual FoxPro migrations makes it possible to quickly show prototypes to prospective customers. An automated migration process represents the ultimate in rapid application development, which can't be matched by any other development environment. Being able to show customers a rapid prototype may make the difference in getting approval for a new client project.

black bulletScript Conversion - The Functions/Procedures within each .prg file and form are converted for specific development environments or copied as commented code. These scripts are intended to be used as a template for the writing of new code within the new development environment. The Visual FoxPro Code Converter provides script conversion (an HTML5 web demo is provided below).

The PHP Conversion feature can be used to convert Visual FoxPro applications into PHP web applications. Though the process generally works better using FileMaker Pro as the source database due to the guaranteed data binding information available from the original FileMaker Pro layout objects. It will generally be faster to data bind all FoxPro forms/fields prior to doing a conversion. Alternatively, the FoxPro application could be converted into a FileMaker Pro database, then the Layouts and fields could be data bound - then the FileMaker Pro database would be imported and converted using the PHP Conversion feature.

 

Visual FoxPro Static MetaData Export Process

FmPro Migrator uses a 2 step process to import the metadata from within Visual FoxPro projects. Thru the use of the included VFPExport.exe Utility, Visual FoxPro project metadata is read directly from the VCX, SCX, FRX, DBC, DBF, MNX and PRG files referenced within the .PJX project file. This information is written into a new database file named VFPExport.DBF.

VFPExport Static MetaData Import Process Diagram

 

Visual FoxPro Runtime MetaData Export Process

Since most Visual FoxPro projects contain VCX forms and objects having properties set only at runtime, an additional AppHook export process is also used to export project metadata. The VFPExport.exe utility is added to the startup code of the Visual FoxPro application. The Visual FoxPro developer compiles and runs their Visual FoxPro application as a user would use the application to open and close the forms within the application. One second after each form/report is instantiated, the ExportHook timer event fires and captures metadata for all of the objects on the current form/report. Once the Visual FoxPro application is closed, the new data is merged with the existing form/report data within the VFPExport.DBF file. By capturing this information during runtime, all inherited object properties will have been set by the application code, thus insuring that an accurate representation of the objects has been exported. The Visual FoxPro developer can easily modify the records within the VFPExport.DBF table in order to remove obsolete or unused form/report records.

 

VFPExport Runtime MetaData Export Processing

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FmPro Migrator Visual FoxPro MetaData Import Processing

FmPro Migrator reads the contents of the VFPExport.DBF file and converts its contents into a standardized XML format which is stored within the FmPro Migrator MigrationProcess.db3 project database. Once the Visual FoxPro metadata has been converted into the standardized XML format, it can then be converted into any of the other database or development environments which are supported by FmPro Migrator.

 

FmPro Migrator Visual FoxPro MetaData Import Processing

Visual FoxPro Menu Conversion

The Visual FoxPro Menu Converter included with FmPro Migrator Developer Edition reads the GENMENU code from FoxPro .MPR files and converts the code into Servoy JavaScript code. Menus can be converted individually, as shown in the demo below, or can be converted for an entire Visual FoxPro project all at once. The Conversion Type menu provides two conversion options. Visual FoxPro menu STYLE parameters for menu items are converted into embedded HTML tags, supporting the style options: Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikeout.

ON SELECTION statement procedure calls are converted into empty Servoy JavaScript functions to enable quick testing of the generated menu code.

Servoy App Menu JavaScript
Servcoy App Menu Screenshot

A Servoy application menu can only be used within the SmartClient. Each menu appears under the last menu in the list of menu items. Menu items are displayed as submenu items.

 


Servoy Pop-Up Menu JavaScript
Servoy PopUp Menu Screenshot

Servoy popup menus are typically attached to form objects, and are useable within SmartClient and WebClient deployed applications. The generated JavaScript code automatically displays the menu above/below the clicked object. PopUp menus can also be displayed at specific coordinate locations on the form canvas, by modifying the generated code.

 

Visual FoxPro Code Conversion

The Visual FoxPro Code Converter included with FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition reads the contents of .PRG files and form code and converts the code into LiveCode or Servoy JavaScript code. Scripts can be converted individually, or can be converted for an entire Visual FoxPro project all at once. Each line of code is analyzed and re-mapped (if possible) to equivalent code. Unsupported keywords are logged and displayed on the Statistics page of the application.

Click the Visual FoxPro Code Converter screenshot below to run a demo version as an HTML5 app within your web browser.

Usage Instructions:
1) Click the application screenshot below to load the HTML5 app.
2) Paste your PRG code into the field above the app.
3) Click the Load & Convert button.
The results will be displayed in the Statistics field. Click the Code tab to show the converted code field.
The radio button defaults to LiveCode, but you can click the Servoy JavaScript option then click the Load & Convert button again.

 
















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