>>>>Getting arrested is attention after a fashion. If we look back over the evolution of Fox in general, it has been the developer community as a whole that has driven said evolution.
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>>>Well... OK, after a fashion, I suppose. But isn't that less true now that when foxbase was foxbase? :):)
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>>>regards,
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>>>jim
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>>Is it??? Would we even have VFP without the demands of the developer community?
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>Sure. As long as we keep buying it. But take a look at all of the new features in VFP6. Which ones did u want? Me, very few. Not that I won't make use of what's there -- but I guarantee you that none of my wishlist was included. We will only get the features we want IF we present a united front and clearly articulate a group consensus over what we want a do not want.
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>That is the only point I was making originally.
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>regards,
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>jim
I agree with your original point about presenting a united front, if such a thing can ever be accomplished in as diverse a community as ours. As for what features of VFP6 I want. Who's to say what I will and will not find functional as time goes on. I use functionality today without even thinking about it that I never even considered being available 5 years ago. Point being that if a capability exists, eventually a demand will arise to fill it, and conversely if a need arises, a way will be found.
regards,
Jason
Jason Tryon
Senior Systems Analyst / Technical Lead
eBusiness / iPage