>Well March 19 has come and gone, with NO sign of VFP 5.0a on the MS Downloads area(s).
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>Is the telephone/snail-mail the only way for non MSDN subscribers to get a hold of that thing?
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>Thanx,
>Jim N.
Call 800-370-9257 and tell them you want to order Visual FoxPro 5.0a as a maintenance release (otherwise they might try to sell it to you). I called and ordered it and was not charged a thing for it, but my co-workers called to update their VFP5.0 and were told either $5 or $15. Depending on who answered the phone. So I called again to get the upgrade for our VFP 5.0 on our NT and was told $5, I responded with 'I was told there was no cost', to which he responded 'OK We will wave the shipping cost'. I said thanks they took my particulars and told me it would be 2-4 weeks.
Another of my co-workers tried again and got a different operator and was told $15 not exceptions.

Bottom line you can get it from the above number, but you may need a credit card to pay for shipping and handling depending on who you talk to.

P.S. have you CD or disks with you when you call they want verification numbers off of it.