oops, I hope my comments were not seen as directed to you Kevin, they 
were for the benefit of anybody that is considering the same as Richard is.

Peter


On 12/09/2022 11:10 a.m., Kevin Zawicki wrote:
> I do not disagree with any of this, it is just a matter of what you need,
> want to spend.
> 
>>>
> There is one problem with v10 (even w/sp2) is that it will not print
> forms. V.11 fixed that.
> <<
> Yes, but that (in my apps) has not come up a lot…
> 
> 
>>>
> The major problem with PDX 11+ is that the help system is for s**t, at
> least from a programming perspective.
> 
> Pressing F1 while on a keyword, such as "tcursor" does not invoke help
> system at all, in PDX 10- it would not only invoke the help system it
> would display the index for whatever key word you were on, in this
> example it would be on tcursor type and you just had to press Enter or
> click.
> 
> Pressing F1 while the cursor is in a blank space will invoke the help
> system but it displays the index and you have to type the keyword to
> search for it.
> <<
> Yes, this is a pain. Unfortunately, the help system “exists” but is “broke”
> and that is not considered for Windows certification.
> 
> 
> 
>>
> I use PDX 9 w/sp4 on WinXP and Win 7.
> <
> Right, small businesses tend to not care and run older OSes. But larger ones
> do not allow “unsupported” Oses.
> Remember you must recompile file objects (forms, reports, libraries) if you
> move versions and have to have the source code. Have seen  (although years
> ago) businesses jump OSes and PDOX version and not be able to run PDOX apps.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Peter <peterspammenot@whiteknight.email> wrote:
>> There is one problem with v10 (even w/sp2) is that it will not print
>> forms. V.11 fixed that.
>>
>> WPO X7 is the last vers that lists Win XP for system requirements
>> although I understand the PDX 9 will run in Win 10, so I don't know the
> 
>> relevance of that.
>>
>> The major problem with PDX 11+ is that the help system is for s**t, at
>> least from a programming perspective.
>>
>> Pressing F1 while on a keyword, such as "tcursor" does not invoke help
>> system at all, in PDX 10- it would not only invoke the help system it
>> would display the index for whatever key word you were on, in this
>> example it would be on tcursor type and you just had to press Enter or
>> click.
>>
>> Pressing F1 while the cursor is in a blank space will invoke the help
>> system but it displays the index and you have to type the keyword to
>> search for it.
>>
>> I wrote to Corel and they got back to me several years later and said
>> the development team elected to not fix it.
>>
>> I use PDX 9 w/sp4 on WinXP and Win 7.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/08/2022 01:52 p.m., Kevin Zawicki wrote:
>>> WordPerfect Office 2021 PRO has latest Paradox Build. Must be PRO.
>>>
>>> You can usually find the latest WPO PRO for about $200 if you
>>> feel the need to “have new”. (Some businesses do…)
>>>
>>> https://www.wordperfect.com/en/product/professional-edition/
>>>
>>> There are no significant new features in the latest builds, but they are
>>> compiled and guaranteed to run on whatever version of Windows is listed
> on
>>> box. I feel 10 was better than 9, but opinions vary. Development stopped
>>> on the BDE and Paradox base about version 9-10.
>>>
>>> Most of us are running Paradox 9 or 10 on Windows XP / 10. (many other
> combinations)
>>> Unless you encounter a specific need or defect, Paradox 9 might suite
> your
>>> needs.
>>> I would be scolded here if not also mentioning that you should look at
> moving
>>> to a new solution, C# and SQL, something like that.
>>>
>>> "Richard Hsu" <rhsutwn@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Greeting All :
>>>>
>>>> Have been absent for a while but still with Paradox, I'm writting P8
> on
>>> a
>>>> dedicated machine and start running P9 on my new laptop with Win10 (v19044),
>>>> I would like to purchase P12 (P11+patch) to avoid those instability with
>>>> P9 or sould I.
>>>>
>>>> Corel seems no loger including Paradox in their WPO packages, and just
> wondering
>>>> if someone here may be available, any feedback would be much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Richard.
>>>
>