VFP Maintenance & Support

Visual FoxPro Support Services

At some point, your business might be ready to replace your FoxPro application with a new platform, but that time is not today. Priorities of your business dictate other more pressing needs. At the same time, your critical FoxPro systems need to continue to run and adapt to support your business. Not only is Macrosoft the leader when it comes to Visual FoxPro migration requirements, we also support continuation of existing FoxPro systems with our dedicated FoxPro team.

VFP was an incredibly powerful development platform for many years. Unfortunately, in 2007, Microsoft elected to retire this system and not expose the underlying code to the open-source world. Macrosoft has a long history of developing excellent programs within the FoxPro platform. Today, our focus has changed to becoming the world leader migrating FoxPro applications. But not everybody is ready to make the change, which is why we offer our FoxPro support and enhancement services.

Client Engagement Process

• Understand the underlying business function the application preforms.
• Understand how users interact with the system.
• Understand administrative functions within the application.
• Analyze the legacy code to understand structure and development methodology.
• Review lists of known bugs and create a project plan to fix and test.
• Review lists of desired enhancements and create project plans to implement test and deploy.

Delivery Methodology

• Full time US based developers to support and enhance existing FoxPro applications.
• Dedicated international developers supporting an existing FoxPro system.
• On demand international developers to address needs as they arise
• Project based engagements to complete specific functionality within the application.

Cloud Virtualization of Your FoxPro Application  

If the primary challenge you face with your FoxPro application desktop-based application is finding a way to move it to the cloud, Macrosoft has a virtualization support service. This is not about migration, conversion, or bringing in a 3rd party tool to replace it. Rather, we suggest virtualizing it and giving you a perfectly fine-tuned VFP application that offer vadditional years of very productive life within a much more modern setting and UI. This may be your best option to extend the life of your VFP system.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is Visual FoxPro (VFP) and why is it relevant to my business?

Visual FoxPro is a powerful development platform that was widely used for database applications. Although Microsoft retired VFP in 2007, many businesses still rely on FoxPro applications for critical operations.

• Why should I consider migrating from FoxPro to a new platform?

While many businesses still rely on FoxPro, migrating to a modern platform can improve scalability, security, and ease of integration with other technologies. However, if migration is not feasible at the moment, Macrosoft offers support to maintain your FoxPro systems.

• What is the cloud virtualization service for FoxPro applications?

Macrosoft’s cloud virtualization service allows businesses to host their desktop-based FoxPro applications in a cloud environment, without migrating or converting them. This approach extends the life of the VFP system while providing a modern user interface and enhanced accessibility.

• What are the advantages of virtualizing my FoxPro application?

Virtualizing your FoxPro application can enhance productivity by allowing access to the application from various devices, improve user experience with a modern interface, and extend the lifespan of the system without a complete migration.