>Because it takes only one counter-example to disprove a claim. ;-)

Nope, I am not trying to disprove your claim because it is entirely valid - I am simply suggesting that different scenarios have different realities.

>As for your big business "gig" - are you saying you used to do those mega-integrations with VFP? ;-)

No. It was a VFP/SQL server client/server type application. The business wanted a workflow driven solution and VFP would not talk to the workflow engine/server. The accounting system is not written in .NET but, it has a .NET integration API.

>Then of course you should use dotNET. Just as you should put diesel in a diesel car. That's not an argument against putting petrol in a petrol car, though. ;-)

Precisely and I think this is what I have suggested in point 1 above.

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