>>>Nick
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>>>is working in another place where they are sending important data round their system by email.
>>>
>>>groan
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>>>as I have mentioed before its the equivalent of writing it on a paper plane and throwing it out the window. It might get there it might not. you'll never know
>>>
>>>Also overwriting files that have come in but may not have been processed quickly enough with new files.
>>>
>>>another groan
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>>What's really fun is sending the data in Excel spreadsheets by email so the people on the other end can cut and paste the information into their own spreadsheets.
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>>And then to ask if your system can produce spreadsheets so it will "integrate" into this well-oiled machine <s>
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>Which version of Excel did you have in mind Charles ?

The one that works with VFP, they're strictly up to date ;-) Good thing they're made by the same company.

Others peg VFP's death to different events. When MS stopped keeping it current with Excel, that's when I knew.