>But I also think that as the 'expert' that my clients have hired me as, it is my job to make sure they are informed as much as possible about the options they have and why VFP really can be a better choice than VB in many instances.

I agree wholeheartedly with your philosophy, but in practice I have seen people lose contracts -- and credibility -- trying to tell the project manager the benefits of VFP over VB. If a man hires you to train his Poodle, you don't start by telling him to get a Doberman. I simply pass on those jobs. There's more VFP work here in Tampa than I'll ever get around to, I'm not going to argue platform choice.

That's my 2¢.

jt