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'''FoxPro''' is a [[dBase II]] compatible database system for DOS initially shipped as [[FoxBASE]] in 1984 and was then one of the first of the [[xBase]] products onto the market. Initially wildly popular with dBase developers but remained an English/Dutch language phenomenon since much like the later [[OnCMD]] there was no support for international character sets until after [[Microsoft]] had taken over product development almost a decade later, which meant that when competitor [[Clipper]] shipped in 1985 it basically ate up the international market and a good chunk of the local one.
A [[dBase II]] compatible database system for DOS initially shipped as [[FoxBASE]] in 1984 and was then one of the first of the [[xBase]] products onto the market. Initially wildly popular with dBase developers but remained an English/Dutch language phenomenon since much like the later [[OnCMD]] there was no support for international character sets until after [[Microsoft]] had taken over product development almost a decade later, which meant that when competitor [[Clipper]] shipped in 1985 it basically ate up the international market and a good chunk of the local one.
 
A multi user version of FoxBASE was shipped in 1985 and later that year the company shipped '''FoxBASE+''' that added a number of new features and [[dBase III]] compatibility. However the original FoxBASE continued to be sold side by side with the plus version at the least until 1988. Note that the FoxBASE versions required a paid runtime if you wanted to distribute applications developed using the system.


A version of FoxPro for OS/2 had been developed and shown by the company but was never released even though it appears it was complete as it coincided with the Microsoft takeover of Fox Software. Versions were available for [[XENIX]] and [[SCO]] [[UNIX]] however.
A version of FoxPro for OS/2 had been developed and shown by the company but was never released even though it appears it was complete as it coincided with the Microsoft takeover of Fox Software. Versions were available for [[XENIX]] and [[SCO]] [[UNIX]] however.


===Foreign libraries with Visual FoxPro bindings===
===Foreign libraries with Visual FoxPro bindings===
* [[LibcURL]] - Internet URL (WWW, FTP, etc) access - Open Source - Current.
* [[LibcURL]] - Internet URL (WWW, FTP, etc) access
: This will probably not work with the WinOS/2 compatible versions.
: This will probably not work with the WinOS/2 compatible versions.


===Text & programmers editors with FoxPro support===
===Text editor support===
* [[Boxer]] - FoxPro syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold.
* [[Boxer]] - FoxPro syntax highlighting support built in
* [[jEdit]] - Java based - FoxPro syntax highlighting built in - Current.
* [[jEdit]] - Java based - FoxPro syntax highlighting built in


==Versions==
==Versions==
===FoxBase===
;DOS
* 1984: FoxBase Version 1.0
: Last known version: 1.21 1987
* 1985: FoxBase Multi-User
: Last known version: 1.21 1987
;UNIX
* 1986: SCO FoxBase 1.0 on SCO XENIX 2.1.x
===FoxBase+===
;DOS
* 1986: FoxBase+ - Adds [[dBase III]] compatibility.
* 1986: FoxBase+/LAN
;Macintosh
* 1987: FoxBASE+/Mac
* 1992: FoxBASE+/Mac v2.01 - last known version.
;UNIX
* 1987: SCO FoxBASE+ for XENIX
* 1990: 2.1.1 (286)
* 1990: 2.1.2 (386)
* Jul 1998: SCO FoxBASE+ Maintenance Support Level Supplement - app336c
===FoxPro===
;DOS
;DOS
* 1989: FoxPro Version 1.0
* 1989: FoxPro Version 1.0
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;Macintosh
;Macintosh
* 1993: FoxPro 2.6 for Macintosh
* 1993: FoxPro 2.6 for Macintosh
* 1995: Visual FoxPro 3.0 for Macintosh


;UNIX
;UNIX
* 1993: Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 for Unix
* Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 for Unix (Aug 1994)


;Windows
See also: [[FoxPro for Windows]]
* 1993: FoxPro 2.5
* 1993: FoxPro 2.5a, FoxPro 2.5b
* 1994: FoxPro 2.6, FoxPro 2.6a
* 1995: Visual FoxPro 3.0 - Last version to work with WinOS/2
 
;Win32
* 1996: Visual FoxPro 5.0
* 1998: Visual FoxPro 6.0
* 2001: Visual FoxPro 7 - FOXDOC removed
* 2003: Visual FoxPro 8.0
* 2004: Visual FoxPro 9
* 2005: VFP9 Service Pack 1


==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.foxprohistory.org FoxPro history site]
* [http://www.foxprohistory.org FoxPro history site]
* [http://fox.wikis.com Visual FoxPro Wiki]
==Publications==
From thecomputerarchive.com:
* [http://www.thecomputerarchive.com/thearchive/Software/Database/Fox%20Software%20FoxBase%20Plus%202.00%20(1987).pdf FoxBASE+ 2.0 pamphlet]
* [http://www.thecomputerarchive.com/thearchive/Software/Database/Fox%20Software%20-%20FoxBase%20Plus%202.10.pdf FoxBASE+ 2.10 pamphlet]
* [http://www.thecomputerarchive.com/thearchive/Software/Database/Fox%20Software%20-%20FoxBase%20Plus%20Mac.PDF FoxBASE+/Mac 1.0 pamphlet]


==Authors==
==Authors==
* Dave Fulton
* Bill Ferguson
* Fox Research (Original publisher)
* [[Fox Software]]
* [[Fox Software]]
* [[Microsoft]]
* [[Microsoft]]


[[Category:DOS Databases]][[Category:WinOS/2 Databases]]
[[Category:DOS Databases]][[Category:xBase]][[Category:SCO Tools]]
[[Category:xBase]][[Category:SCO Tools]]

Latest revision as of 23:50, 6 July 2020

FoxPro is a dBase II compatible database system for DOS initially shipped as FoxBASE in 1984 and was then one of the first of the xBase products onto the market. Initially wildly popular with dBase developers but remained an English/Dutch language phenomenon since much like the later OnCMD there was no support for international character sets until after Microsoft had taken over product development almost a decade later, which meant that when competitor Clipper shipped in 1985 it basically ate up the international market and a good chunk of the local one.

A version of FoxPro for OS/2 had been developed and shown by the company but was never released even though it appears it was complete as it coincided with the Microsoft takeover of Fox Software. Versions were available for XENIX and SCO UNIX however.

Foreign libraries with Visual FoxPro bindings

  • LibcURL - Internet URL (WWW, FTP, etc) access
This will probably not work with the WinOS/2 compatible versions.

Text editor support

  • Boxer - FoxPro syntax highlighting support built in
  • jEdit - Java based - FoxPro syntax highlighting built in

Versions

DOS
  • 1989: FoxPro Version 1.0
  • 1990: FoxPro 1.01, 1.02 and 1.03
  • 1991: FoxPro Version 2.0 - Introduced FOXDOC, portions rewritten from scratch and much faster
  • 1992: FoxPro 2.5
  • 1994: FoxPro 2.6, FoxPro 2.5a, FoxPro 2.5b
2.5a and 2.5b are the first versions that work with international character sets.
Macintosh
  • 1993: FoxPro 2.6 for Macintosh
UNIX
  • Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 for Unix (Aug 1994)

See also: FoxPro for Windows

Links

Authors

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