Hi Craig, every time I think I'm making progress with my ( steep ) learning curve I get nudged in a different direction - so are you saying ASP.NET Api is the way I ( bearing in mind I have no fixed opinions yet ) should be heading ? I am a *huge* fan of SOC's have been since ever I started in this *game* but I must admit to feeling a bit phased with all the *choices* we have to achieve the same thing ( FoxPro ? ) look forward to your response.