>>>That statement has nothing to do with not understanding it. It's been 30 years since I spoke fluent Spanish, but I still understand a lot of it. More if it's written vs. spoken.
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>>>>10 years of not writing code means he doesn't understand VFP code anymore.
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>>I'm the same with German, tho for me I'm better with spoken than written.
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>>By the same token, it's been 20 years since I've written FORTRAN. Doesn't mean I can't read it and understand it. Same with COBOL (but I'd want a snack and coffee with it)
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>I for one would like to see a COBOL solution... ;)

I wouldn't, really. Just tell me how long does it have to be, and how much of it is procedure section.