Herman,
That was my point. M$ offers a free version of VS.NET2005, but I don't need that because M$ also gave me 2 copies of VS.NET2005 standard edition and I have the professional edition here at work.

>Hi Einar,
>
>I think VS2005 Express Edition is free! You can download from MSDN site.
>
>>Well that explains that lol I have not used blobs in VFP at all. I am still using VFP8 and will probably not upgrade unless M$ gives me a free version of VFP9 (why not they gave me free versions of VS.NET2005 <s>)