Object Orientation in Visual Foxpro Illustrated Edition

As a new convert to VFP from clipper (on dos ack), this book did little to teach me how to use all the new powerful app building 'wizards' and whatnot. I was amused at its constant reference (even a whole chapter) of OOP concepts not included with VFP at all. If you are new to VFP this book won't help too much. If you are experienced with VFP then this book will do you little if any good.

It is more a text book instead of a tool book.

I will agree with the previous readers that it is an excellent book, BUT ONLY FOR TWO TYPES OF AUDIENCES: 1) programmers who have a very, very vague idea about OOD/OOP and feel intimidated and/or confused by official Microsoft Developer's Guide. 2) Project Managers who does not have clear idea how to approach the development with VFP correctly and want to get some knowledge fast. I will recommend this book to the programmers familiar with OO technology ONLY AS A FAST REFRESHER COURSE, since the most of them are familiar with material in the book.

Great book

VFP, though a red-headed stepchild these days, remains the premier object-oriented soup-to-nuts database application development language. Its object model isn't identical to that used by other Visual Studio products -- some differences are minor, some more significant. The official VFP documentation doesn't organize this material particularly well, and this is where the book shines. This volume is a terrific learning tool and reference source and should be part of any VFP developer's library.

I had to learn Foxpro.My IT Department couldn't (?) get the manuals. They'd installed it wrongly and the online help didn't work.They bought me "Foxpro for Dummies".I threw it at them. (Yes, it IS useless - they should have read the Amazon reviews.)They bought me another book which was quite interesting but didn't help with what I needed (How do I do this? )I bought the manuals myself but realised I needed a bit of an overview. - I mean, procedural programming is like a toy train set, but this is like Lego (and which bloody brick does the bit of code go in? )Thank you for the reviews - this IS a good (nay, brilliant)book for anyone getting to grips with OOP - and you don't often get (rude) jokes in a book like this. If you know a bit about programming and need something to give you the bigger picture, this is it!

Very easy to read. You get the basic idea and concepts of Object Orientation in no time. Although you will need a more advanced book later, it is better to read this one first.

Es una introducción , no profundiza mucho en el tema , se queda en la superficie ...