>Hiya Mark ---
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>>....I have been instructed to develop in VFP5 only...
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>I'd like to be given the OPTION to develop in VFP period instead of fighting off VB proposals :)

We were given the opportunity by Management here to evaluate software, and, being on the evaluation team, I was able to adequately demonstrate the capabilities of VFP (v3.0b at the time). So we made a big investment in VFP software, 3rd party add-ons, and training. We still have other tools because we purchased Visual Studio when we went to VFP5. We just rarely use them or have need for them.