>Also, keep in mind that MS customers number in the millions. What one customer needs may not be what another needs. In order to satisfy one customer, another's need may have to be ignored or postponed for a later release. Developing mass market products is quite different than one-off custom applications, the typical market that VFP developers are in.

That's where I like to stress the distinction between a customer and a consumer. Customer is always right. Consumer may be told to shove it.

>>I have used a few - some were pretty buggy - espeicially the dbi. I like "rolling my own" with MS OCX. Only sissies use third party OCX:-)
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>Then by all means, "roll your own".

Which I do... and you saw me doing it :).