Following your teammate may be the best choice if for no other reason, he's doing php. But don't rule out other options. There are pros and cons to every language/technology

>O Craig, I'm with you 100%. If it were me I'd go .net a 1000 times, and that's not only because I want to say things that will please you :). I've been using VB.Net for my own purposes, it was quite a stretch from cosy vfp but I am absolutely delighted with it now. But then my teammate opened the way, so I guess I will have to follow suit.
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>Thanks for caring and kind regards,
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>Marc