Hello Group:

I have a VFP-based product that I have designed, have taken to two
trade shows, and now am now actually selling (instead of just being a
non-profit organization, etc) . I need to have a plan for making
data changes (database structure changes) in the field. I am aware of
products such as Stonefield, but I was wondering if there was an open
source, freeware, what have you, product to do this. I could write my
own, but I don't really want to re-invent the wheel if I don't have
to. I would like something that would compare each of the 16 Fox
tables against a dictionary, adding or changing columns as necessary
(type,length,yadda yadda). Does such a product exist? My code is in
VFP8, and I have only tables and CDX indexes, no views.

Thanks!

Steven

Hello, Steven!
You wrote on Wed, 12 May 2004 11:42:32 -0500:

SC> I have a VFP-based product that I have designed, have taken to two
SC> trade shows, and now am now actually selling (instead of just being a
SC> non-profit organization, etc) .

Congrats.

SC> I need to have a plan for making data changes (database structure
SC> changes) in the field. I am aware of products such as Stonefield, but
SC> I was wondering if there was an open source, freeware, what have you,
SC> product to do this. I could write my own, but I don't really want to
SC> re-invent the wheel if I don't have to. I would like something that
SC> would compare each of the 16 Fox tables against a dictionary, adding or
SC> changing columns as necessary (type,length,yadda yadda). Does such a
SC> product exist? My code is in VFP8, and I have only tables and CDX
SC> indexes, no views.

You already have such tool ... Take a look at the GENDBC.PRG file in
HOME() + "Tools\Gendbc".
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