>Hi --
>I am very interested in learning the mechanics behind sub-classing, however, I could use a little advice from the developers on this thread. Everyone I have talked to on UT has said how crucial it is to have sub-classing, and that simply using base classes is not enought to create powerful applications.
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>I am still not clear on the best way to tackle this project. I have an application that I have created all my table, joins, validations, input masks, data types, indexes, etc. I am at the point where I want to move on, but I seem to be stuck in a ditch, b/c the next step in unclear.
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>I have been instructed me to make all my classes, OLE Public.
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>1. Do I make my base classes OLE Public, or my sub-classes?
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>2. Do I have to know exactly how I want my forms to work before i can create sub-classes? I think the problem I am having, is that I don't know what sub-classes to create, or what to name them for that matter. I haven't done this before, so I don't know what I am trying to accomplish.
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>I know that my second question is a little vague, but I would appreciate any thoughts or advice you have on how I should go about creating sub-classes, and what I need to do to make that happen.
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>Thank you for any assistance
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>Jason

Actually, subclassing aloows to speed up development process. However, you can still create powerful application using VFP base classes, and I think it's preferable way to proceed developing first VFP application.
You're right saying that you have to know exactly how you want forms to work before creating sub-classes etc. Basically, you should have some application design before you start coding.