<s> I've been following IronPython since just before Jim moved to MS, and used it in, er, discussions with MS VFP product managers to prove that VFP could be moved to .Net, if MS chose. You can read the more polite versions of those discussions on the UT.

The UI stuff in Python is limited, to put it mildly. IronPython of course doesn't have that limitation, although I haven't gotten around to seeing how it will work with the Infragistics controls and frameworks I have had for a while, and now am propelled into taking seriously enough to bet my economic future.

Hank

>>MS has a nice site connected with the Express editions that has learning materials geared to beginners, available in 3 tiers. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/beginner/
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>>Hank
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>If you are a VFP developer and still want an interpreted environment, etc, you might look at using Python:
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>* under .Net with IronPython
>* using wxPython (for Windows, Mac and Linux)
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>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~IronPython~DotNet
>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~PyThon
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>I moved over to python a few years ago from VFP (at the suggestion of someone here). Very easy transition: I even converted a lot of my old VFP classes across.
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>Google for
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>python FoxPro