The code below shows how to add a background image to the VFP desktop using the VFP Image control.

Code is based on Building Applications with Microsoft Outlook Version 2002

The ufn_Mlines() UDF for SQL Server is similar to the VFP Mline() function but w/o third parameter.
It's more an example than finished UDF. I didn't do much testing on it.

The ufn_StrExtract() UDF for SQL Server is similar to the VFP StrExtract() function.

The ufn_Proper() UDF for SQL Server is similar to the VFP Proper() function. It additionally allows to specify a set of delimiters.

The ufn_Alines() UDF for SQL Server is similar to the VFP Alines() function but w/o additional parameters.