>>>>>Be a while then :-)
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>>>>I think he meant a dot net wrapper around a VFP class... or... you can't mean that? He really wants to do it the hard way?
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>>>>>>Excellent suggestion! In fact I think I will write a .NET app to organize it. Will let you all know the details as soon as the app is ready.
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>>>I only hope he's going to develop in such a way that the back end data source can be changed at a whim. Gosh I know so many projects where the data source has changed again and again. Thse crazy data dudes just
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>>>My next project is going to feature what I like to call the "disconnected data tier ". This is where randomly it will change data sources and search cyberspace for anything that might fit.
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>>It's not so hard to write a data agnostic .NET app. The framework supports it.
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>I'm going to go for COBOL and I'll put the data handling in a seperate tier or should that be tear as it makes me cry.

My dismal past includes COBOL, the one language I have truly disliked. It brings me a smile every time I see an ad for a COBOL .NET product.

I think I am going to start a new thread which may start the fur flying (wicked smile).....