Sunday, May 25, 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.

Computer applications allow for the use of structured program development. Through this complex approach, a very large data project is broken down in a couple of segments. These segments are independent of each other such that they can be programmed in exclusion. The coding is then done to each of these small segments. The bug-correction is done separately on each of these segments. This ensures that bugs are not accrued from one process to the next.

Internet integration has boosted the coding capabilities further. Special drop boxes are developed during the development of various projects and programs. These boxes are used for further system improvement during various periods. Any changes can be made from any location across the globe as long as one has a virtual access to a specified drop box. Changes and modifications are made after one has logged and accessed the structural tools in the programs.

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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