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Welcome to [[VdfWiki:About|VdfWiki]]. Here you can share your [[Visual DataFlex]] programming knowledge .
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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the [[DFWiki:About|DataFlex Wiki]],</div>
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">the free [[DataFlex]] encyclopedia that ''anyone can edit''.</div>
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==Finding Information==
*[[Portal:Visual DataFlex|DataFlex]]
There's several ways you can find information on this site.  One of the easiest ways is to use the '''Search''' engine on the left hand menu.
*[[Portal:Web Applications|Web Applications]]
*[[Portal:Data Connectivity|Data Connectivity]]
*[[Portal:DataFlex|Character Mode DataFlex]]
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*[[Portal:Development Tools|Development Tools]]
*[[Portal:Class Reference|Class Reference]]
*[[Portal:Tutorials|Tutorials]]
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All pages on the VDFWiki are categorised. You can browse through categories with the help of the [[Category Index]], or talk a look at any of the secions below:
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*[[Web Application|Web]] - VDF Web Application related articles
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*[[Web Services|Web services  ]] - VDF Web Service related articles
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*[[Visual DataFlex| Windows ]] - Developing Windows applications in VDF
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*[[DataFlex| Character mode]] - Developing Character Mode applications in Dataflex
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*[[Data Dictionaries]] - Data Dictionary related articles
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*[[Development Tools]] - Tools and techniques of benefit to Dataflex Developers
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==How to Contribute==
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All users are invited to contribute on whatever way they can!  If you're not sure how to contribute, try one of the following:
All users are invited to contribute on whatever way they can!  If you're not sure how to contribute, try one of the following:
*Upload pictures from a DataFlex event you attended! (click on upload file)
*Find an event that you have attended and write notes for that.
*Checkout the list of [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]].  These are pages that are linked to, but not yet written.  If there is one there you feel you can say something useful about, click on the link and start writing.  Those with several links are obviously ''seriously'' needed!
*Checkout the list of [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]].  These are pages that are linked to, but not yet written.  If there is one there you feel you can say something useful about, click on the link and start writing.  Those with several links are obviously ''seriously'' needed!
*Not sure you have any knowledge you can add?  Contribute by helping with Formatting and Categorising of pages.
*Not sure you have any knowledge you can add?  Contribute by helping with Formatting and Categorising of pages.
*Still not sure?  Feel free to contact one of the many frequent contributors to this site.  We don't bite!
*Still not sure?  Feel free to contact one of the many frequent contributors to this site.  We don't bite!
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==Resources==
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*[http://www.vdf-guidance.com vdf-guidance.com]
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*[http://www.sture.com/wasp 'WASP (Newsgroup search)']
*[http://sparhell.no/vdfblog/?p=31 Peer support and discussion forum]
*[http://www.ApplauseSoftware.BlogSpot.Com  'Visual DataFlex blog by Peter Donovan']
*[http://www.dataaccess.com/support.asp?pageid=771 Data Access Worldwide whitepapers]
 
== Help ==
*[[Getting started with wiki]]
*Write jacob@sture.dk if you have any questions.

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