>Hi Gar,
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>I cannot speak for all commercial frameworks, just the one that I use.. Mere Mortals. Looking at your list, I would say MMF can handle all of your requirements/questions. IMHO, the key to successfully using a commercial framework is to adapt to the framework's philosophy and approach when solving a business problem. Otherwise you'll find yourself fighting with the framework.
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>The other approach you could take is to use the framework as a learning tool and incorperate the ideas you like into your own framework. Consider the hundreds (or thousands) of hours that went into developing a commercial framework and the time you'll save by not reinventing the wheel.
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>HTH
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>George

Hi George,

True there are hundreds (or thousands) of hours developing the frameworks, but I've spend hundreds (or thousands) of hours trying to figure how Mere Morals works so I can once again be productive. After (off and on) months I'm still trying to get _one_ form to work without errors.

Ed