They "have it on authority" from M$? You should explain to your client the concept of an urban legend. They probably also believe stories about e-mail viruses and organ-harvesting.

>This comes up once or twice a month on the UT. No, it's not true. You can read about Microsoft's plans for VFP 7 (or whatever they call it) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/prodinfo/future/vfpbgrnd.asp.
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>For all the times this has come up no one has ever been able to identify the person at MS who said that MS would no longer support VFP. See if your client will give you a name or at least refer their source to Microsoft's own web site.
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>>From time to time, I pick up the chatter on the Universal Thread relating to the future of Visual FoxPro. Most of the time, the chatter is rather light, and I smile and move on with the task of locating info on the latest crisis. I have been listening for years to the discussions regarding Microsoft’s imminent abandonment of the Fox Pro products and yet the new versions just keep on coming. However, yesterday, a very important client informed me that they had it on authority from Microsoft that VFP was at the end of its life, and that Microsoft would not be supporting the product any longer. This one has the potential of hitting me where it hurts. Is there a definitive answer (preferably from Microsoft) to all of this? I almost didn't even hang this request on the Universal Thread because I don't want to add fodder for the rumor mill. Nevertheless, it would be nice to be able to answer these folks in an informed manner.
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>>Thanks in advance…
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>>John Dennis