>>>Visual Studio will be going to a common menu, form, and report designer.
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>VS *does* have a common report designer. It also has a common DataEnvironment designer. As for menus - probably the least signifcant of everything. VB has always handled menus rather well. J++ handles them even better. This is probably way we have not seen a common menu builder. Then again, there is the ActiveBar product. My point is that while there may be a common VS tool to accomplish a task - the fact that it can be used in VFP is one that cannot be relyed upon.
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>My advice to folks that want an object based report writer - two options:
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>1. Use Crystal Reports.
>2. Use VB's - and create a VB server that allows the report to be printed/displayed
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>As for OO menus.... Colin Nichols solution to me is pretty darn good. Another alternative is ActiveBar I suppose - although I have not tested it to any great degree in 6.0


Yes, I'm aware of the report designer and DE designer in VS. But, you really can't use the effectively with all the tools...not yet anyway.