>>I think I get the general idea, but there's one thing I'm still confused
>>about. What goes in the data layer? Are those the actual tables, individual
>>classes that access the tables, one class that accesses all the tables, or is
>>this purely a style question?
>What are you referencing? This appears to be the first message in the thread...

Yes, it was: I just wanted to get your attention, since you're the local VM guru... :-)