With several recent additions and features, Microsoft Visual FoxPro has grown in power and functionality. Accompanying this growth is an ever-steeper learning curve for new developers and a widening gap between the experienced Visual FoxPro developer and the occasional user. In a small effort to make it easier to access some common Visual FoxPro functionality, this CD contains the following technical articles.

• Walkthrough: Creating Applications with Visual FoxPro (VFPApp.doc)
  This paper introduces the differences between Visual FoxPro programs and applications compiled in Visual FoxPro and then walks you through creation of both a program and a compiled application using several FoxPro tools, including the Application wizard, Application builder, Form designer, Report designer, and Project manager.

• Walkthrough: Creating Web Services with Visual FoxPro (VFPWS.doc)
  This paper discusses the environment that supports and accesses Web Services and walks you through creating that environment and publishing and registering a simple Web Service in Visual FoxPro IntelliSense.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Visual FoxPro Application Setup Program using InstallShield Express (VFPDeploy.doc)
  This paper discusses how to use InstallShield Express to package and deploy applications created using Visual FoxPro. It also includes valuable information regarding file dependencies needed for distributing custom applications with InstallShield and other Windows Installer-based deployment products.

• Creating Tables with Visual FoxPro (VFPTables.doc)
  This paper introduces the sources of the Visual FoxPro data table (.dbf) file and walks you through the creation of tables using the Table wizard and the Table designer.

• Creating Reports with Visual FoxPro (VFPReports.doc)
  This paper introduces the planning and use of reports and walks you through the creation of reports from one table or from multiple tables using the Report wizard and the Report designer.