Daniel Leclair

Daniel Leclair

Daniel LeClair is a Senior Developer for EPS Software Corp. He has been involved in database development for many years, dating back to dBase II, and has been developing systems with Visual FoxPro from its introduction in 1995. Prior to joining EPS Software, Daniel was the project leader for Eagle USA's TALON system, winner of the 1999 VFP Excellence Award in the “Client-Server” category. He has considerable “hands-on” experience with VFP in conjunction with SQL Server. He has a BBA in MIS from the University of Houston, and currently holds a MCSD Certification in Visual FoxPro.

Articles Authored

  • The Visual FoxPro Toolkit for .NET

    Last updated: Monday, October 6, 2025

    Published in: CODE Magazine: 2002 - September/October, VFP Conversion Papers

    Daniel Leclair argues that Visual Studio .NET lacks some beloved FoxPro capabilities, and introduces the Visual FoxPro Toolkit for .NET—a free, public-domain .NET assembly that re-creates many VFP-style functions (225 in total) across arrays, strings, data, and more. Written in managed code and operable without VFP installed, the 56K DLL serves as “training wheels” for VFP developers transitioning to .NET while rewarding VB.NET and C# users with familiar, familiar-function syntax and powerful helpers. Leclair explains installation, usage, and the toolkit’s scope, emphasizing its practicality, extensibility, and value for diverse developers.

  • Review: xCase v. 6.01

    Last updated: Friday, December 5, 2025

    Published in: CODE Magazine: 2002 - March/April

    Daniel Leclair reviews xCase 6.01 as a cost-effective, full-featured desktop data-modeling tool that now offers improved forward/reverse engineering, broader DBMS support (including built-in Visual FoxPro), faster performance, and enhanced diagramming, making it a strong alternative to pricier packages; he notes remaining quirks (UDF handling, export limits, strict relation detection) but concludes the improvements and responsive vendor support make xCase a highly recommended solution for everyday database design and maintenance.