>>I guess you are special and yes I have to take time to learn one that is why I usually turn off every feature I can and just make it a phone. I guess you are one of the special people who can buy a new software/hardware tool without having to learn anything, or buy a new car and know what every gizmo is without reading the manual or being told. You'd make a great pilot right up to the point to hit the ground.
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>>It is people like you that try to turn off debate or input from others by labeling them in a personal demeaning fashion. You fit right in with the current flow of things in this country. If someone doesn't agree they must be dumb, or worse.
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>Hey, I'm always looking for a better mouse trap. That's why I'm here.
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>Someone mentioned a lawsuit for recommending DBF's as a current data store. I guess my point is that I feel somewhat misled by Microsoft who just simply decided to shut VFP down. The fact that .NET is there as an alternative is not really of much good in my case because of the time and effort it would take to learn .NET and convert my app. If they would have made the VFP language one of the CLR languages, that at least would have made developers like me fell that they were trying to offer a migration path.
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>I have no resentment towards those who have migrated to .NET and find it appealing. I'm quite sure that it will do everything - and more - that VFP will do. But in my case, it's almost an insurmountable cost to bear. At this point, I have no choice but to stay with VFP, discontinue further development other than maintaining current apps in VFP, and search for an alternate development platform.
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>Right now, I'm looking for a cross platform development solution because I simply don't trust MS. I already know that I can't compete with a trained programmer, so I try to offer something else. That comes from my educational and business background. From my perspective, if I'm looking for a business applications, I'd rather get one designed by an accountant than a programmer without a business background.

Don't give up your hopes in VFP, etecnologia is getting closer to the first official release of their compiler and IDE, according to Samuel, it will by the end of this year. You can try the beta version now if you buy the Net Extender, also there will be presentations at this year's Devcon in Europe.

Luis