>>thanks Tom, I'll give them a look
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>Just a suggestion: Consider C# over VB. We built many critical apps (for Toyota and General Motors) using both. Our job was to keep the production line running (automated and robotic) and interface with hundreds of suppliers, engineering, production and quality control. Some VB apps had problems, even though they gave no errors during builds. A few months down the line they failed, because of a coding problem. We had no problems with C# apps.
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>As I have said before, as long as Bill Gates is associated with Microsoft, there will always be a product that is called Basic. It may not be particularly good, but the sales and marketing people will push it. :)

Again, thanks for the info - I'm a contractor here so the best I can do is pass forward the information. I think one of the guys would love C#, one of the guys is pushing VB and the others don't care one way or another.