Hi Jos
Thanks for the comments.. I'll address a single point from your message that best summarizes what you are saying...

>>If your debate already starts off excluding certain items then this >>indicates, at minimum, that (a) the two products are not comparable at >>such a level, or (b) you wish to diminish the power of one tool to the >>benefit of another. The debate is flawed from the get go.

I dont want to diminish the power of one tool over the other. Each has its distinct advantages and disadvantages. I am attempting to lay some groundwork for what we are trying to evaluate here. What are the disinct advantages of VFP over .NET and vice versa. How would you recommend we set up an evaluation of one over the other.

As for other languages/tools I am not sure how we would include those here. I think we have a good field of experience using .NET and VFP here so maybe we should focus on that for now. Sound OK ?

Thanks
Rodman