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Hi,
I have now a working environment with a Postgres Server running on a IMac .
I can connect to DB with Visual Studio via npgsql.
There are many samples using C#.
But what is the best way to do it with XIDE/ VS ?
Do I need extra paid libs / runtimes ?
I remember from my past, everytime I say enterprise or server I have to spent extra money.
This is one of the reasons why.I’m still using DBFs .


Thx for pointing me to PostgressSQL in my last post ( database question)

Rainer

Hi Rainer,
for a new SQL based application there is a basic question: what GUI? WPF or Windows Forms?
I'm build my new applications nearly entirely using WPF and MVVM - and using XIDE, building the forms in code and not in XAML as most others. This is because I prefer XIDE over VS, and second because I feel that building forms code based gives me more flexibility.
And if you find code using C#: why not transport that to X#?
Wolfgang

Hallo Wolfgang, when I start with x# I want to use the x# Infrastructure and tools.
As Im an old FoxPro and Java dude, I have tools for doing most of my work , as I worked for a long time with datadriven frameworks , code generators, ORM mappers and more.

If.taking c# code to adapt it to x# why not.

Thanks again., also for the hint about MVVM.

Rainer

Hi Rainer,
unfortunately there are no such things in the X# language.
But - and this is the real great thing: you can use any C# library you like as it were a X# library.
Personally, I like the X# language as it is easy to read and understand (much easier than C#), and because there are things like the macro engine and the RDDs (and not to forget the tons of legacy code I have to maintain and to move forward).
Wolfgang

Hallo Wolfgang, da gehts mir besser, VFP lass ich’s wies ist, und fang neu an,

Ist schon cool, das Robert soviel Energie in X#,steckt.
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VG Rainer

Hi Rainer,
fortunately my VO applications are critical for my customers businesses, so I need to keep them running and need also to modernize the base.
And using X# you are effectively using .NET - and you can use all the tools and libraries and code samples that are available.
Wolfgang
P.S. my working day starts at 5:30 and normally ends at 19:00 - my home and my office are in the same building

Hello Wolfgang,

RGreim4XS wrote: If.taking c# code to adapt it to x# why not.

Why not? Because, even using ILSpy, I am often unable to translate more elaborate C# code to working X# code. So I end up asking it here, which always gives me the requested reply.
But, as it is very easy to have C# code and X# code in one solution and then call methods from the C# code from X#, I found that I prefer to keep the code in C#. C# is a terrible program language compared to X# but when I find a working starting point in C# it is often easier and less time consuming to continue in C# than to try to translate it first.

Dick

Hello Wolfgang,with all the. work, don’t forget worklife balance..
Stay healthy Rainer

Hi Rainer,
I'm so lucky to live in a place where other people comes to pass their holidays.
So, even if I'm now back to work, today I was on the first mountains peak for this year.
Wolfgang

Hello Wolfgang,
im living at Swabian Alb near Ulm. Also a very nice place. Sometimes I can also see the Alps.
This is my summer home office..
BR Rainer