Jim, you're right saying:

"Not the first time Wang has done us. Remember SuperCalc or SuperWriter -- applications that were 'way ahead of their time, but which just disappeared after being bought by CA."

A conspiracy buff might suspect Bill Gates is secretly paying off Wang to kill the competition (smile).

I have been programming in Clipper since the Autumn'86 version. I fear the future does not rest with VFP either, but I wish it would. Do my fellow ex-Clippies see a future for VFP? I hope so, but I am taking Oracle classes (no smile).