Jim,

>>- Yep, and with VFP as mid-tier we can expect VFP to stay just where it is >>too. And VB just got ADO. Unitl Sep 2 there was none, so yes, VFP was best.

I just wanted to jump in on one small piece of this post. So what if VB just got ADO. Before ADO there was DAO, RDO, RDS and ODBC Direct. Different implementations basically the same functionality as ADO.

What does ADO (or any of the other technologies) have to do with being a good development tool ???

Thanks,
Rod