I recently finished quite a complex form containing several grids in a tabbed control on a window. What strikes me is just how much stuff is all built into WinDev which you dont have to program whereas in VFP you would. For example, here is a list of stuff that is built into WinDev Windows and Controls which do not require any programming from you at all (only setting options on/off as desired):

Window - move by the click and hold on the window background
Window - transparent areas
Window - support for skins/themes
Window - remember size and location
Window - auto grey/dim if inaccessible
>Window - open/close animations or none
Window - copy or paste the form
Window - drag and drop support

Grid - Sort ascending / descending on any column (no programming or even creating indexes required)
Grid - Search within a column
Grid - Search the entire grid, all columns, with word highlighting
Grid - Export a row, a column, a cell, entire grid to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, XML, PDF
Grid - Copy a row, a column, a cell, entire grid to clipboard
Grid - Print grid contents
Grid - convert rows to display over several lines if too long to fit in column
Grid - Remember column locations and sizes
Grid - Restore default size, location and columns
Grid - Filter on any column using like, not like, contains, does not contain, etc.
Grid - Store the filter for future (like recently used list)

Tab - Remember last used tab

Radio buttons / Checkboxes / etc. - remember the last values used

>There's more but this gives you the idea. All this happens as built into WinDev windows and controls - no programming.

I find it interesting that the majority of items you describe are built-in Dabo's grids and windows. Export to excel is not - you need to use ReportLab and the Dabo report writer.
What this tells me is the only reason to move to WinDev is the web, mobile stuff that they support. Of course you have the IDE that allows you do design very nice forms. Dabo has something to design with but does not have all the bells and whistles that WinDev has.

Johnf