Microsoft FoxPro is a Database Application Development Language. The latest versions of Visual FoxPro provide a number of features that make it the best PC database application development tool available today; object oriented programming, .NET interoperability, COM support, native client/server support, local data engine and built-in support for other data-access technologies.

A clear distinction should be made between the FoxPro language and  the FoxPro/dBase database (DBF) format. Although the DBF format does have limitations, the FoxPro development language is not restricted to it and FoxPro can be used very effectively as the front-end to database systems such as SQL Server. FoxPro is not just a “database”, but rather a complete, Database Oriented, Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool.

With its local data engine, extensive data handling capabilities and powerful features, such as object-oriented programming, Microsoft Visual FoxPro is an excellent tool for building business database solutions of all sizes, from desktop and client/server database applications to data-intensive COM components and XML Web services.

XML Web services created with Visual FoxPro 9.0 can be consumed by XML Web service clients of Visual Studio .NET including ASP.NET, and XML Web services created with Visual Studio .NET and any other standards-based XML Web service can be consumed by Visual FoxPro 9.0.

Visual FoxPro is an application development tool for building extremely fast and powerful database applications and components.

Visual FoxPro can be used to build powerful Internet database applications. Either using third party, purpose built FoxPro classes or using FoxPro COM components with Internet Information Services (ISS).  Visual FoxPro components can be called from Active Server Pages (ASP) and works well with ASP.NET.

Microsoft has supported and developed Visual FoxPro over the years. The latest release, version 9, shipped in summer 2005. The support of Version 9 is ongoing with service packs  released in December 2005 and October 2007. Visual FoxPro version 9 is supported by Microsoft until 2014 in the developer support plan.

Microsoft Access, the database in Office, is the most broadly used and easiest-to-learn database tool that Microsoft offers. It is great for creating databases for personal or small business use. If you want an interactive product with plenty of convenience, then choose Microsoft Access.

Visual FoxPro is a powerful rapid application development (RAD) tool for creating relational database applications. If you  need a business level, database oriented application and you want ultimate speed and power, then choose Visual FoxPro.

A large number of companies, ranging from small businesses to large corporations, have used FoxPro and continue to use FoxPro for their business applications. Here are just some of the more notable examples. See the Links page for more...