>>>Thanks. Everything with my wife is OK. See THREAD#1011113. As for the PHB, I'll be asking some .NET questions.
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>>Now you are barred not only from UT but from VFP also?
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>Sergey,
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>Basically, yes. I'll prototype in VFP, but that's frowned on. Unfortunately, I've been lied to. I was told by the PHB that I'd be given every opportunity to demonstrate why VFP should be used in some situations. I haven't had that opportunity.

George,

Does product pricing (and thus profits) have influence on this position by the PHB?
I'm thinking that China is DEEP into carpet manufacturing now, and there may be an effort underway at your company to do **ANYTHING** to improve competitiveness.

MS has done a great job at implying that .NET lets things be done far cheaper and far more flexibly, and this may be one factor in their attempts to lower costs of production. Not that I could agree in any way that .NET (plus other steps) could save them from going to China (or closing), but desperate people will try anything.

good luck with it all.