Jim and Ken,

I doubt that you couldn't learn another language as well as you know FoxPro. I think it would take a long time, and you would resent it for a while before you started to enjoy things, but you could do it.

But, on the other hand, maybe you are in a position to say "I am going to stick with VFP till the end of my programming life." I personally am not in a position to say this, but I might be if I were a few years older.

Bottom line is this: There are literally thousands (or more) of applications where current versions of VFP are great choices as the development tool. If VFP died tomorrow, you would have a lot of things to do for a long time even if you decided to just stick with VFP. MS might think that everybody/business wants the latest greatest OS that they make. There are a lot of companies just switching to Windows 95 now. OSes last many years. VFP is a great tool for Windows 95 and 98. Well, I would contend that Win 95 and 98 will be around for a number of years. And same as NT 4.0. And the next Windows OS (2000?) too. And VFP will be a great tool for that OS too. There is a point of sensory overload for users and VFP 5.0 can do as much graphically as most business systems would require. And we know it is fast enough. So what else is required? Heck, we are content with VFP 3.0, but are switching to VFP 5.0 for a few of the advantages. But if it was a choice of VFP 3.0 or switching to VB, we'd be using VFp 3.0 for many years to come.

Joe

>It all sounds plausible to me, Ken, and I too am too old to learn another language like I know FP (and getting close with VFP).
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>Cheers,
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>jim N
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>>Jim,
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>>To be honest - here's what I really believe. I don't think MS will kill VFP overnight, however, I am beginning to think they will undermarket, undersell, unerpromote, and be under-enthusiastic about until enough of the market attritions out and they can say "sorry - not enough people use it anymore" - that way - no blame for them - no recourse for us - and they get this little thorn in their side out of the way.
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>>In the mean time, they'll keep having ra-ra sessions, and neat things on the web site, etc - but limited to very Fox specific audiences - to make us think they are fully behind it. That way, they won't make us as mad and can keep us in the MS fold. I can hear it now - "there, there - don't you fret 'bout that little ole FoxPro - look at this shiny new VB/SQL combo - it's not so bad is it? ... just look what you can do with it!"
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>>Maybe this is pessimistic - but it adds up pretty well given everything we see. I still stick to my point that if the "demise" rumours were completely false - they wouldn't be popping up all the time. ARGHHHH!!!! I'm too old and tired to learn another language like I know VFP!!!
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>>Ken
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>>>Hi Ken,
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>>>It sure looks like Mr. Green has been fighting "the good fight" but a losing battle so far.
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>>>I wonder why he hasn't resorted to a full-blown spamming of ALL MS PERSONNEL and headlines in their internal newsletters to:
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>>>1) TELL everyone otherwise;
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>>>2) Warn them of penalties for rumouring *any* death of *any* MS product.
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>>>Sure feels like the time is ripe to me for DRASTIC action.
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>>>Jim N
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>>>>Hello All,
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>>>>Sorry to jump in here - but as I read this and other related threads - The question burns: Why is VFP viewed this way - at all - by anyone? The only answers I can come up with are that somebody at MS - and it probably is a lot of somebodies - is perpetuating this. We hear what R. Green and the VFP page says - but what are the other groups saying?
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>>>BIG snip