Hi John,

>Why couldn't a modern day Fox Technologies develop a new Fox that would compile on the .Net CLR?

>>It's not an idea worth exploring; it's an idea that was stillborn years ago. IMHO the problem is the maturity of the product. The framework is still only quasi-mature. VFP has been around for 11 years and was born as a database framework.

>>It is a serious PITA to do data-intensive apps in .Net .... BUT... it's a recognized limitation and work is being done to alleviate that.

But you can also say that when Fox can't compile on the .Net CLR it woud be a serious PITA for some type of app development ...AND then you can say that... it's a recognized limitation and work should be done to alleviate that.

Or maybe not.

AT