>I have been given an assignment to train a couple of our staff members on the wonders of VFP. We'll be using version 9. Can anyone recommend a book or manual that would be suitable (and helpful) for a rank beginner?
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Menachem Bazian put a book in the internet for free download re: VFP version 6. I have used the outline to teach VFP in the past and would use it today as the basis for teaching VFP. You can fill in the holes with the improvements from 6 forward. Here's the link to download the outline:

http://www.informit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0789718081&redir=1#

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