On Thursday, June 13, 1991 at 8:08:09 AM UTC-7, Peter E. Wagner wrote:

The following is a series (13) of press releases regarding FoxPro 2.0.
I thought people here might be interested. FoxPro 2.0 is supposed to
ship by the end of the month. I've heard 6/21, but we all know how
these things go :). ============================================================================ ============================================================================ About Fox Software
FoxPro 2.0 is the latest in a line of high-performance PC database
management systems from Fox Software. Working with data files and applications created by earlier version of FoxPro, FoxBASE+, FoxBASE+/Mac
and SCO FoxBASE+ under Xenix and UNIX, users have cross-platform compatibility while protecting their investments in information, hardware, training and support.
For the future, versions of FoxPro for Windows, the Apple Macintosh, and UNIX/Xenix are under development, with a Fox client/server solution planned for 1992 to further extend the power and scope of this new technology. Earlier releases of Fox DBMS software have consistently won industry-wide recognition for superior performance, extended functionality and compatibility, ever since the release of Fox's first product in 1984.
FoxPro 1.02, FoxBASE+ and FoxBASE+/Mac have all received universal acclaim from reviewers, software developers and end-users. Awards garnered include several "Editor's Choice" honors, InfoWorld's "Product of the Year," LAN Times' "Recommended" citation and a variety of "Best DBMS," "Ten Best," and many other awards.
FoxPro 2.0 is strongly based on this long history of successful delivery of high technology to the business community and has already received a
glowing review in BYTE Magazine.
Fox Software is a privately-held corporation headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio. Worldwide operations are supported by international offices in the United Kingdom and Germany, with local distribution in the rest of Europe
and the Pacific Rim.
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FoxPro, FoxPro/Mac, FoxPro/LAN, Rushmore, FoxBASE+, FoxBASE+/386, FoxBASE+/LAN, FoxBASE+/Mac, FoxBASE+/Mac Multi-User, FoxGraph, FoxCode, FoxView, FoxGen, and FoxDoc are trademarks of Fox Holdings, Inc. Macintosh
is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Other trademarks are registered to their respective trademark holders. ============================================================================ ============================================================================ PRESS RELEASES FOLLOW ============================================================================ ============================================================================

OPEN ARCHITECTURE AND API BROADENS FOXPRO 2.0 HORIZONS

Access to Internal FoxPro Engine Available

External Libraries of C and Assembler Routines Work With
EXE, Runtime and Interactive Product

Fox Offers Library Construction Kit For Add-On Developers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Perrysburg, Ohio, May 20, 1991 - FoxPro 2.0's new open architecture and Application Programmer's Interface (API) introduce a remarkably flexible library structure that offers third-party add-on developers tremendous
profit opportunities, and allows users and programmers to extend the FoxPro system in nearly any conceivable direction. The new system integrates C and assembly language routines into any FoxPro application in all forms of FoxPro, including the end-user and developer interactive version, Runtime
and stand alone EXE programs.

New Open Architecture and Dynamic Libraries Provide C and Assembly Connections
FoxPro 2.0's new open architecture, available through its Application Programmer's Interface (API), allows programmers to write functions in C
and Assembler. These functions are placed in external libraries which can
be accessed from FoxPro via a new SET LIBRARY TO command. Modules within a FoxPro external routine library are dynamically loaded into and released
from memory as required.

Libraries Work With Interactive FoxPro As Well As Runtime and EXE's
"Our Dynamic Link Library and API system provide unmatched connection flexibility," Dr. David Fulton, Fox Software President, said. "Unlike any other implementation we've seen in the database category, FoxPro 2.0 allows developers to create libraries that can be used interchangeably with interactive FoxPro, Runtime applications, and/or free-standing EXE's. This should be very significant to the third-party library development
community, since every user is a potential customer, no matter what form of FoxPro they're using."
The FoxPro External Routine API is an interface definition which allows programmers to extend the capabilities of FoxPro and the FoxPro user interface. In-depth access to the internal FoxPro engine allows programmers to access databases, manipulate memory, work with files, manipulate memos, handle FoxPro events, work with windows, process FoxPro statements and expressions and access FoxPro memory management, file and record
input/output routines, dialogs and error handlers, events, video output routines, etc.

Library Construction Kit Includes All Tools Necessary For Library
Development
A new Library Construction Kit contains all necessary software to create FoxPro libraries in the C language. Included is a special version of the
new Watcom 8.5 Optimizing C compiler, a highly rated compiler which
produces code that is both extremely fast and compact, the Watcom Linker, various Watcom utilities, and the Fox Software code needed for library creation.
The Library Construction Kit retails for $500, and is available now. Users can upgrade to the Professional Edition of Watcom C8.5 for an additional $149.95. ============================================================================ ============================================================================ ENHANCED PERFORMANCE EXTENDED MODE VERSION OF FOXPRO 2.0 INCLUDED AT NO
EXTRA COST
Special Version for 80386 and 80486 Processors Uses True 32-Bit
Instructions, First Microcomputer Implementation of Demand Paging For
Faster Performance

Expands Limits of Standard Mode Product For Complex Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Perrysburg, Ohio, May 20, 1991 - A separate "Extended Mode" version of
FoxPro which uses protected mode on 80386 and 80486 processors is included with all copies of the FoxPro 2.0 package at no extra cost.

True 32-Bit Instructions and Mainframe-Style Demand Paging Yield
Significant Performance Increases, Especially on Extremely Large Files
The extended versions of FoxPro 2.0, both single- and multi-user, employ
true 32-bit instructions to take full advantage of advanced
microprocessors. FoxPro 2.0 is also the first microcomputer database to implement mainframe-style demand paging, a memory management technique
which allows efficient operation in smaller amounts of extended memory.
In virtually all applications, the extended mode versions of FoxPro 2.0 run noticeably faster than the standard mode versions. Improvements are particularly noteworthy on very large data files.
Combined with FoxPro 2.0's revolutionary new Rushmore(tm) query
optimization technology, the speed enhancement of the extended mode
versions opens new horizons for the management of massive datasets.
For example, on a 140 megabyte data file of 1.6 million records, the
extended mode version of FoxPro 2.0 creates a single field index 2.6 times faster than standard mode FoxPro 2.0. Extended mode FoxPro 2.0 creates this index 6.1 times faster than dBASE IV.

Extended Mode Version Removes or Eases Limits in Standard Mode FoxPro
While standard mode FoxPro 2.0 is already unusually generous in terms of
the limits it places on database applications, the extended mode versions either remove or ease these limits still further.
Among the improvements available in the extended mode versions of FoxPro
2.0:
* String variable length is limited only by memory, compared to the
standard mode's already liberal 64K length limit. This is
particularly important in applying all string functions to memo
fields loaded into string variables.
* The system now supports 65 thousand memory variables, a very
substantial increase which permits development of extremely
complex applications.
* Each FoxPro array can store 65 thousand elements. Each array uses
only one memory variable slot.

VCPI Compatibility Provides Configuration Simplicity
The extended versions of FoxPro 2.0 are completely compatible with the VCPI standard, with DMPI compatibility to come. This eliminates the need for reconfiguration when operating under memory managers like Quarterdeck
Office Systems' QEMM and multitasking systems like DesqView.

============================================================================ ============================================================================ FAST, COMPACT NEW COMPOUND INDEXING TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCED IN FOXPRO 2.0

New index style stores unlimited number of multiple index entries in one
file

Compound indexes are smaller and faster

FoxPro 2.0 supports huge number of indexes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Perrysburg, Ohio, May 20, 1991 - FoxPro 2.0 introduces a new indexing
system which offers many advantages. FoxPro's new compound indexes store multiple, unlimited index entries or tags in one index file, indexing is
very much faster than in competitive products, and the index files are significantly smaller than competitive multiple-index implementations.
For example, on a 140 megabyte data file of 1.6 million records, FoxPro 2.0 creates a single field index 2.3 times faster than dBASE IV, and the index file is one-sixth the size of that created by dBASE IV (approximately 8 megabytes vs. 48 megabytes). The extended mode version of FoxPro 2.0 (see related release) is even faster, creating the index 6.1 times faster than dBASE IV!
Two types of compound indexes are available. A compound index can be automatically opened with a given database. In addition, multiple free- standing independent compound indexes may also be opened explicitly.

Unlimited Number of Tags Can Be Stored in One Index
FoxPro 2.0 can store an unlimited number of tags in a compound index file, providing maximum flexibility to accommodate any application requirements. dBASE IV can store only 47 tags in its MDX index format.

Number of Open Index Files Limited Only by DOS
FoxPro 2.0 places no restrictions on how many index files, whether the new CDX compound indexes or traditional IDX indexes, may be open. The only
limit is whatever DOS imposes on the number of available file handles.

All Open Indexes Are Updated Automatically
FoxPro 2.0 updates all open compound and standard indexes automatically as changes are made to the database. As in the past, this automatic index maintenance is transparent to the programmer and end user.

Previous IDX Indexes Available Too
The previous FoxPro IDX indexing method is retained in version 2.0,
primarily for compatibility with existing applications. A new COMPACT
clause creates IDX-style indexes that are from one-half to one-sixth the
size of IDX format indexes.

New and Enhanced Commands and Functions Support Advanced Indexing;
Ascending and Descending Index Created Easily
A series of new and enhanced commands and functions provides simple and straightforward control over both the new CDX compound indexing system and traditional IDX indexes. Provisions are also included to convert back and forth between CDX and IDX index formats.
Indexes can be created in either ascending or descending order; no special tricks are required for descending numeric indexes, for example. A clever variation allows indexes to be used in either ascending or descending
order, regardless of the order specified when the index was created.

============================================================================ ============================================================================ MULTI-USER NETWORK VERSION OF FOXPRO 2.0 IMPROVED FOR FASTER PERFORMANCE FoxPro/LAN Requires Less Memory, Reduces Network Traffic

Interoperability For Flexible Mixed Networks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Perrysburg, Ohio, May 20, 1991 - FoxPro/LAN 2.0 provides significantly
faster performance compared to earlier versions of FoxPro/LAN and
competitive products, consumes less memory, operates smoothly in mixed DOS- Macintosh networks and offers a myriad of language, relationality, fourth generation object-oriented design tools.

Several Innovations Contribute to Superior Performance
A series of innovative enhancements deliver greatly improved performance, generally 2-3 times faster than the previous version of FoxPro/LAN, with
some operations up to thirty times faster:
* Virtual Memory Manager and Segment Loader eliminate cumbersome
overlays, and manage efficient segments intelligently and at very
high speed. Network traffic is reduced substantially.
* FoxPro/LAN 2.0's smaller memory footprint is especially
significant in a network environment, where large network drivers
occupy large portions of memory.
* FoxPro 2.0's completely integrated SQL INSERT adds data in one
step, instead of multiple steps in procedural methods. INSERT
requires fewer time-consuming record locks.
* Rushmore query optimization greatly reduces network traffic, even
on massive datasets.
* Compound Indexes reduce the number of locks required. Updating
even a large number of index tags requires only one lock rather
than one for each individual index.
* Compact Indexing system creates smaller and more efficient
indexes, and reduces network traffic.

Mixed DOS and Macintosh Networks Can Share Data, Indexes, Even Program
Files
FoxPro 2.0 provides exceptional flexibility in mixed networks of DOS and Macintosh computers. Users on mixed networks can share data and index files simultaneously, with no data conversion or other impediments. Even programs written with straightforward user interfaces can be shared and executed on both platforms.
FoxPro/Mac, a sister program to FoxPro 2.0 for DOS, will be released later this year, and will allow an even greater degree of application
commonality.

"Version Discriminator" Loaders Determine Appropriate Version To Execute
For Optimal Performance
FoxPro/LAN 2.0 is supplied in two versions, an extended version for 80386
and 80486 processors and a standard version for other CPU's. The extended version provides faster performance in many respects and offers more
generous capabilities for memory variable storage and other elements.
New loaders introduced in FoxPro 2.0 determine the processor used in the network server and in individual workstation nodes. The appropriate version of FoxPro/LAN is loaded automatically, assuring the best performance
possible in networks using a variety of CPU's.

============================================================================ ============================================================================ FOXPRO 2.0 INCLUDES EXTENSIVE LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENTS, NEW INTERFACE CAPABILITIES, MAJOR NEW AND ENHANCED SUBSYSTEMS
Free-Form Hypertext Help System, Flexible Import/Export Facilities,
Minimized Windows, Editable Macros, Interactive One-To-Many Relation
Control Added

Report Writer Capabilities Significantly Augmented

BROWSE FOR, Complete Array Functions, Object Manipulation Tools, Memo File Packing, Menuing Control Among Many Features Added to FoxPro Language

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Perrysburg, Ohio, May 20, 1991 - FoxPro 2.0 provides a host of new
interface capabilities, new and augmented subsystems, and new and enhanced language commands and functions.
Many of these major improvements are discussed in separate releases in this package. This release covers a number of the new items not discussed elsewhere.

Enhanced Help System Employs Innovative Free-Form Hypertext
FoxPro 2.0 provides help text in both structured and context sensitive fashion. Several innovative enhancements make this system especially
flexible and powerful.
"Free-Form Hypertext Help" allows users to highlight any key word in any location in the help text, any editing window or the command window, and
move immediately to help on that subject. This extremely versatile feature
is even available within any editing or command window, not just within the Help system itself, providing an unmatched context-sensitive capability.
In addition, automatic cross-referencing moves instantly to information on subjects included in "See Also" cross-references. A new Help filter system restricts the visible range of topics for simplified access. Help has also now been added for FoxPro interface elements.
Developers, programmers and end users can add all three forms of Help
access to applications with minimal effort.

Long-Requested BROWSE FOR Provided in FoxPro 2.0
BROWSE FOR, to allow including a general scope specification to specify the records to be displayed in a BROWSE, has long been one of the most
requested enhancements to FoxPro. This powerful capability is now available in FoxPro 2.0.
"BROWSE FOR fulfills one of the most common enhancement requests from our users," Dr. Fulton said. "Our new Rushmore optimization technology made it possible for us to satisfy this need, yet provide fine performance. BROWSE FOR will allow programs to be simplified and made more flexible."

Simple Interactive Control of One-To-Many Relationships With No Programming FoxPro's interactive View window has always allowed establishing relations between files with no programming. With the new FoxPro 2.0 One-To-Many relational capabilities, the View window has been enhanced to add specific control over one-to-many relations. Even beginners can construct complex relational structures with no programming, using FoxPro's BROWSE, REPORT
and other subsystems to manipulate relational system intuitively.

Keyboard Macros Can Now Be Edited or Created Manually
FoxPro 2.0 allows editing of keyboard macros. A special built-in editor is provided for this purpose. Users can now write macros manually, as well as record the keystrokes automatically.

Direct Import and Export for Compatibility With a Wide Variety of File Formats Added
FoxPro 2.0 can append data from and write data to a wide variety of file formats used by popular applications. Among the file formats supported are: DIF Data Interchange Format
FW2 Framework II spreadsheets
MOD Microsoft Multiplan BIFF (Binary File Format)
document
RPD RapidFile database
SYLK Symbolic Link interchange format
WK1 Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.xx spreadsheet
WK3 Lotus 1-2-3 (Release 3.0) spreadsheet
WKS Lotus 1-2-3 (Release 1A) spreadsheet
WR1 Symphony (versions 1.1, 1.2 and 2.0) spreadsheet
WRK Symphony (versions 1.0, 1.01) spreadsheet
XLS Microsoft Excel (version 2) spreadsheet

New Interface Enhancement Creates Minimized Windows
FoxPro 2.0's interface introduces a new concept called minimized windows.
Any system window or user window created with the new MINIMIZE clause can
be reduced to a one line by 16 character minimized window containing the window's title. The minimized window can be positioned anywhere on the display or automatically "docked" in the lower right portion of the screen. The minimize provisions, along with new Zoom commands added to the FoxPro menu line, make it easy to place many windows on the screen or in a window simultaneously and still have ample space for output.

Built-In Program and File Editor Enhanced
FoxPro 2.0's built-in program and file editor has been enhanced with
several user-requested features. An optional status line can display the
line and column number of the cursor's current position, as well as various status annunciators. Hanging indentation capabilities have been added.
Search and search/replace are now bidirectional, forward or backward
through a file. Line numbers previously sought are now remembered by the editor, an aid to program revision during debugging.

Report Writer Enhanced for Versatility and Convenience
FoxPro's interactive Fourth Generation Report Writer has been enhanced with several improvements which increase flexibility and improve ease of use. Among the many advances:
* A new Selection Marquee selects multiple objects with either
mouse or keyboard. The marquee surrounds a group of objects with
an outline, after which operations can be performed on all the
selected objects.

* Users can now open as many Layout windows as memory permits. This
makes cutting, copying and pasting objects between report
definitions fast and easy.

* GROUP and UNGROUP options have been added, which allows users to
manipulate a complex collection of objects as a single object.

* Users can add and remove lines in bands by stretching the bands
with the mouse.

* New Report Variables capability creates variables associated with
a report. These variables permit elaborate calculations to made
within a report and may be retained for later processing.

* Improved handling of group printing adds control of whether a
group will print at the bottom of a page, an option to reprint
the header of a group that spans more than one page and resetting
the page number at a group break.

Reports, Screens, Queries Can Be Created Programmatically
Quick Reports, Screens and Queries can now be created under program
control, without invoking the FoxPro 2.0 interactive design tools. This allows programmers to design systems which gather information from end
users and create reports, screens and queries reflecting user needs,
without requiring the user to learn or use the FoxPro design tools.

New and Enhanced Commands and Functions Increase Power of FoxPro Language
The FoxPro language has been upgraded with many new and enhanced commands
and functions. Among the highlights:
* Name Expressions - Name expressions allow users to store a name
to a memory variable, then refer to the memory variable in a
command or function. This is significantly faster than macro
substitution.

* Logical Operators - The logical operators AND, OR and NOT no
longer need to be surrounded by two periods. This saves
keystrokes and is more intuitive for beginning users.

* @ SAY/GET has been greatly enhanced with a variety of new
clauses. Among the new features: DISABLED prevents an item from
being selected, and displays it `greyed out'; SHOW GET[S]
redisplays a GET field after updating in VALID, WHEN, ON KEY,
etc. routines; CYCLE doesn't terminate a GET on the last field,
instead starting again at the first GET field; and OBJECT
specifies which GET object is entered when a READ is issued.

* FoxBASE+/Mac type objects - text edit regions, text buttons,
radio buttons and check boxes - are now supported in FoxPro 2.0.
Language syntax is almost identical to that of FoxBASE+/Mac. In
addition to programming the creation and use of such objects,
they can be created without programming via the new FoxPro Screen
Builder.

* ARRAY FUNCTIONS - FoxPro 2.0 adds a comprehensive array of
functions to manipulate arrays, including ACOPY(), ADEL(),
AELEMENT(), AINS(), AFIELD(), ADIR(), ASCAN(), ALEN(), ASORT(),
and ASUBSCRIPT(). In addition to these new functions, entire
arrays can be passed by reference, a potent enhancement for
advanced programmers.

* DEFINE MENU, DEFINE PAD, DEFINE POPUP, DEFINE BAR, ON BAR, ON
PAD, ON SELECTION, ACTIVATE MENU, and ACTIVATE POPUP have been
significantly enhanced. Twenty-three new commands and functions
have been added to the arsenal of menuing tools. Users may
control the pads that appear in the System menu bar and the
options appearing in System popups.

* DEFINE WINDOW adds a FOOTER clause to display a footer centered
at the bottom of the window. A FILL clause permits filling the
window with a specified character.

* LABEL and REPORT add a PREVIEW clause which sends a
representation of the labels or report to the screen for content
and layout checking prior to printing.

* PACK now removes unused blank space in FoxPro memo fields as well
as records marked for deletion in a data file, reducing disk
storage required.

* SET SKIP TO is available in FoxPro 2.0 to create one-to-many
relationships between databases.

* LOOKUP() is available to make relational lookups simple and fast.
* USE AGAIN allows a database file to be opened simultaneously in
multiple work areas.

* ZOOM WINDOW changes the size of system and user-defined windows.
Windows may be reduced to a one line by sixteen character `icon'
displaying only the name or title of the window, enlarged to fill
the entire screen, or anything in between. MIN, MAX, NORM, AT,
FROM, SIZE and TO clauses provide complete control over window
size and location.

* WCHILD and WPARENT functions assist in development of complex
windowing user interfaces by returning the number of child
windows and the name of a parent window, respectively.

Printer Drivers Enhance Output Appearance
Users can enhance the visual appeal of printed output with new printer drivers in FoxPro 2.0. Drivers are supplied for a variety of popular printers, with special drivers for printers supporting Hewlett-Packard PCL and PostScript.
Users can create new printer drivers or modify existing ones easily.
Drivers use standard FoxPro code, so special features can also be added readily. Versions of the printer drivers written in C using FoxPro's API
open architecture are also provided for users requiring maximum throughput.

============================================================================ ============================================================================ FOXPRO MENUING SYSTEM ENHANCED FOR EXCEPTIONAL FLEXIBILITY AND CONTROL
Fourth Generation Interactive Menu Builder Tool Creates Hierarchical and Standard Menus and Popups With No Programming

New FoxPro Menu Code Generator Creates Menu Code
Which Can Be Used Directly Or Modified

Control Over FoxPro System Menu Provided

Over Thirty New and Enhanced Commands and Functions Expand Menu Options

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Perrysburg, Ohio, May 20, 1991 - Users can create custom menus easily with
no programming with FoxPro 2.0's new interactive Menu Builder, new and enhanced commands and functions, and templates which create menu code.

Interactive Menu Builder Requires No Programming to Build Complex Menus and Popups
FoxPro 2.0's new interactive Menu Builder, one of a suite of new fourth generation design tools, combines advanced, highly flexible menu
capabilities with unparalleled ease of use.
Users merely specify menu prompts and the commands they should execute. Multiple level hierarchical or cascading submenus and popups can be created easily. Users can specify keyboard shortcuts merely by pressing the desired shortcut key.

Menu Code Generator Creates Program Code Automatically, With No Programming Required
Once the menus and popups have been defined, the new FoxPro code generator system takes over and creates the program code to implement the menus and popups, No user programming is required. The generated code can be executed directly or inserted into any FoxPro application.

Complete control over FoxPro System Menu Added; User Elements Can Be Added Seamlessly, or System Menu Simplified for Beginning Users
Users now enjoy full control over the FoxPro System menu bar and popups. Items can be deleted or added, and routines can be assigned to the Systems pads or System popups. This allows users to customize the FoxPro system
menu for many purposes, including simplifying the available options for beginning users, adding new options seamlessly or changing how standard options operate.

New and Enhanced Commands and Functions for Comprehensive Menu Control FoxPro's command language has been expanded with over two dozen new
commands and functions and powerful enhancements to many other commands.
Over 100 new system variables have been added to control the FoxPro System menu.
These new language expansions provide the underpinning for the interactive menu definition and automatic menu generation systems. In addition, they allow advanced programmers to gain still further flexibility and control.

Menu Builder Works With Other FoxPro 2.0 4GL Tools
The new Menu Builder is part of a suite of fourth generation tools in
FoxPro 2.0. In addition to the Menu Builder, the new Screen Builder and enhanced Report Writer and Label Generator tools provide enormous
versatility with unmatched ease of use.

============================================================================ ============================================================================ NEW PROJECT MANAGER IN FOXPRO 2.0 UNIFIES APPLICATION ELEMENTS
Developers Gain Control Over All Aspects of Application Development Process

Project Manager Creates Applications Or Two Types of EXE's

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Perrysburg, Ohio, May 20, 1991 - FoxPro 2.0's new Project Manager helps developers manage the application creation process. The Project Manager unifies and coordinates all the elements which are part of an application. Users can create applications under the Project Manager's control to run in interactive FoxPro 2.0, the FoxPro Runtime, or two types of executable EXE packages.

Integrated Project Management Facilities Help Control and Maintain Application Development Process
A FoxPro 2.0 project is a special file which keeps track of all programs which are required to create an application, as well as all the
dependencies, references and connections among the files. Working in conjunction with FoxPro's automatic compilation features, a project insures that compiled files are based on the latest source files.
Projects can contain more than program object code. Users can store
interface elements like screen sets, menus and formats, reports, labels and queries, external API libraries, memory variable files, keyboard macros and even read-only databases for lookups. Storing all these elements in a
central location helps organize development and reduces disk clutter. Developers can build projects either interactively, by specifying all the component pieces of an application, or automatically via FoxPro 2.0's new Build command. Build searches files and libraries for references to other files or libraries, keeping track of everything that will be needed to
create the final application.
"The project concept provides the flexibility and control of traditional `make' utilities, but with far less effort and no learning curve," noted
Dr. David Fulton, President of Fox Software. "Projects greatly ease development of complex applications, smoothly and easily."

Runtime or Two Types of Free-Standing EXE Programs Possible
Once users create a Project, they can build either a custom application
(APP) or two styles of executable program (EXE).
A monolithic single EXE contains everything necessary to operate as a stand-alone executable application. Alternately, developers can opt for a collection of small EXE files which require the presence of a central Fox library.

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