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الاثنين، 2 يونيو 2014

A Quick Look At Foxpro Programming

By Marci Glover


FoxPro is a special coding language that facilitates that facilitates the development of various types of structural and relational databases. With unique data-centered capabilities, it is easier for the construction of databases to be carried out. The application was developed by Microsoft in the early 1980s to fill in the void in the database development and management. Over the years, the application has evolved and now even satisfies commercial needs for most organizations.

FoxPro program derives its capabilities from collection database construction languages. FoxPro programming initially required hard coding. The initial languages made use of very complex syntax during coding. The use of binary coding made is very necessary or the programmers to understand the environment of coding before actually embarking on the process. A very complicated top-down approach was used by many developers. This concept necessitated the understanding of users as well as the machines on which the applications would be run on.

The evolution of the database programming languages is still on-going. More capabilities are being added to the core abilities to boost the programming cycles. Data-oriented applications are being incorporated into the languages also. Some of the projects have a very large base of data which has to be inputted into the databases. This means that there is a need to boost the data-handling abilities. Through the process, the security of data being handled is also improved.

The elimination of top-down approach of database program development has been long overdue. Although the process of eliminating this concept has been slow, the adoption of a different approach posed more coding risks. Top-down approach and the use of binary coding made the project development more complex. A down-top approach replaced the rather complex concept. This approach eliminated the need to assess the machine platform before the actual program development. With this concept, any projects developed had to be modified to fit into any machine platform.

FoxPro also allows the use of structured programming. This is complemented by the down-top approach of coding. The structured programming allows for a large problem or a project be broken down into smaller components. The smaller units are then programmed in exclusion. This eases the complexity of programming. The risk of bug inclusion is also reduced in the process.

Coding capabilities have been enhanced by the use of internet integration and the use of special drop boxes. The drop boxes play a very crucial role especially when it comes to making modifications to an already developed system. Through the boxes, one can log on and access the projects virtually. The boxes also provide some modification tools.

Many of the loopholes that existed in the systems and gave the users a lot of security worries have been fixed. The incorporation of external security tools has also been very important. The users can now track all the activities taking place within a database by the use of audit trail and database monitors.

User-friendliness is paramount in any of coding work. The use of binary codes has been replaced with an automated programming procedure. This reduces the coding time and also lessens the work that has to be done. Bug-correction tools have also been incorporated to reduce the amount of work done through manual bug correction.




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