>Craig...
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>Just to clarify my position here...
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>With regard to Ted and Tamar's book.... I think you can make some conclusions here - since the new book is an upgrade from the existing 3.0 book. I suspect the 6.0 hackers guide will be a must for any VFP developer. If it is only half the book the 3.0 version was - it will still rank as excellent in my opinion.
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I said the same thing about the 3.0 book and the publisher put my quote on their web site.

>I also see that Whil's Fundemental's book is listed as a sequel to his 3.0 book - which was excellent. I have it and picked up some useful tips from that book. So, there is a track record there. But, it is not out yet either.
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>With regard to the other books in the series. I *think* they will be very good as well. Each author - I consider an expert on the topic to which he/she is assigned - and have little to no reason to think those books will be valuable additions to my library.
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>The only point I am making is that before endorsing a book to somebody - who I might add is looking for a book to get started with VFP - it would be a good idea have the finished products in hand. At the very least - if you are making conclusions based on the posted excerpts - you should qualify your opinion as such. It is sort of like being asked to write a book review when you have not actually read the book. Somebody may be making a purchase decision based on what you are telling them. Best to give them all of the facts - especially the most important fact in that the books are not ready yet.
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>Once again, I know this whole commentary probably comes off as being very biased and competitive. I probably cannot emphasize enough the point that that is not where I am coming from here.

How do you know I haven't seen excerpts to others? The facts are that your book and the ones Whil is publishing are the only ones.

OK then...to answer the question per your requirements.....there isn't a book to do what the original posting asked.

Having said that, I'd rather point someone in the proper direction than to flat out tell them "forget it..there isn't anything." I never said anything about book availabilty, etc...I simply said "Look here for more information".