I developed a lot in FoxPro in the days before it was Visual FoxPro or
owned by Microsoft. While I get around OK in VFP, it's definitely time
for me to step into the 21st century, which means learning to create
front ends as well as databases. I feel like my database 'sense' is OK
and I'm comfortable enough in the SQL I learned to use in FoxPro.

What's next for me? VB? I'd appreciate a book or other recommendation
as a way to give myself a first project, e.g., rewriting my homegrown
Rolodex (contact manager) to use a modern front end and PostGres. It's
XP/Pro/SP2 for me - it's what my clients use and it's what I need to
use, too. Vista is another option, and a flavor of *nix would be fine
except right now I wouldn't make much of a living doing that.

Thanks in advance.

-S-

Steve Freides schrieb:
I guess the easiest way to start with postgresql is to grab a linux
distribution use postgresql + php. You will be ready right after you
installed your linux.

With windows you could also use postgresql + php, a bit more wotk to set
this up.

If you are more into VB .NET C# etc., then you can get npgsql (.NET Data
Provider) for .NET 1.1 or 2.0. This requires more knowledge and work.

Besides thsat you can use postgresql with pretty much any other
programming language.

Cheers Stefan

Steve Freides <steve (AT) fridayscomputer (DOT) com> wrote:
Being a UNIX person, and reading about your needs, I would recommend
Java. You won't have to suffer from the vendor lock-in that something
like .NET would be - you can use Java with Windows, but you won't be out
of business the day Microsoft collapses.

I learned Java from "Java in a Nutshell" by David Flanagan from
O'Reilly books, it is very good for people who are not new to
programming.

For graphical stuff you should maybe read "Java Foundation Classes in a
Nutshell", same author, same publisher. I have not read it.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe