Dave,

>>www.west-wind.com has built a vibrant community...
>>its partially based on VFP and partially based on
>>.NET. You'll find lots of interesting and exciting
>>new developments on that site.

I agree. I like Rick's approach. I would probably only point out that Rick's 'community' isn't (or shouldn't be) different than the VFP community at large. We all ought to be using the 'best tool for the job' and that tool isn't always C++.Net, C#.Net or VB.Net. Sometimes it's VFP or Java. If we are not then we are doing ourselves and our customers a disservice.

Thanks,

Steve