>I'm a very part-time database programmer and only use VFP5. Is there any compelling reason to buy Visual Studio with VFP6 instead of just an upgrade from VFP5 to VFP6?

Would you like to be able to put your projects under source control?

If so, then Visual Source Safe comes in VS 6.0, and it is my understanding that VS 6.0 cost about what two other tools cost.

You also get the Visual Modeler, which you might want to use. Vb, if you want to create some Active-X stuff...

Of course, only you can answer the question of 'is it compelling'. One mans garbage is another man's (neighboor's garbage) treasure.

BOb