{"id":2149,"date":"2018-11-13T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2018-11-13T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T16:00:34","slug":"southwest-fox-conference-2018-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/southwest-fox-conference-2018-report\/2018\/11\/13\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Fox Conference 2018 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/SWFoxBanner2018.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/SWFoxBanner2018.gif\" alt=\"Southwest Fox Conference banner\" width=\"260\" height=\"71\" \/><\/a>The SanTan Elegante Conference Centre in Gilbert, Arizona was a buzz as the 15th Annual Southwest Fox Conference organizers presented the latest in Microsoft Visual FoxPro developer techniques and interoperability with other technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was, as usual, awesome. 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