What is Visual FoxExpress?

The Complete OOP Framework for Visual FoxPro

Expert Object Oriented Programming

Engineered to be n-tier

Access Local or Remote Data

Data Dictionary Saves Time & Effort while increasing Maintainability

Visual FoxExpress is one of the few frameworks for Visual FoxPro to include a data dictionary. The Visual FoxExpress Data dictionary provides a central maintenance point for properties commonly set in multiple places throughout an application. In doing so, the Visual FoxExpress data dictionary speeds development, reduces errors and eases maintenance, all without a significant impact on performance.

Easily Integrate Other 3rd Party Products

Of the frameworks that include a data dictionary, Visual FoxExpress is the only one that includes a DBCX based data dictionary. DBCX compatibility is an important feature in a data dictionary because it makes integration with other DBCX products such as the Stonefield Database Toolkit and the next release of Micromega Systems Foxfire! a snap. Visual FoxExpress also easily integrates with Steven Black's INTL Toolkit and EPS Software's Voodoo Web Controls.

Features Your End-Users Will Love

Of course, the Visual FoxExpress framework is also loaded with features end-users of your applications will really appreciate. Among some of the key features are:

• a powerful and easy to setup and manage security system
• rich support for parent, child relationships either within a form or across multiple forms
• object-oriented menus, including context-sensitive shortcut menus
• grids with keyboard searching built-in
• powerful and flexible search forms
• integrated ActiveX controls
• intuitive query tools
• a wide selection of toolbar and form controls

Visual FoxExpress allows you to provide wizards like this one for running reports and queries without writing any code.

Powerful Development Tools

Visual FoxExpress goes beyond being just a framework by providing the richest set of tools to help you build applications and get up and running faster. The Visual FoxExpress Application Builder is absolutely the fastest way to build a Visual FoxPro application. Visual FoxExpress’ application builder acts as an alternative interface to the Visual FoxPro Project Manager that guides you through the creation of an application. All of the components are organized in a logical, top-down fashion and wizards are provided for everything. In addition to the wizards, a builder is also supplied for every class in the framework.

Several form wizards are provided to allow you to easily create forms for a wide variety of purposes.

The Visual FoxExpress IDE always keeps the underlying Visual FoxPro project updated. Because of that you’re free to move back and forth between the high-power and productivity of the Visual FoxExpress IDE and the freedom and flexibility of the Visual FoxPro IDE.

Application development is becoming increasingly more difficult. Today developers are expected to deliver more in less time and for less money. Whether you develop in-house applications or are a consultant, you need to create maintainable applications that readily adapt to customer expectations as quickly and economically as possible. In a nutshell, that’s what Visual FoxExpress is all about.