> Actually there will be as much code needed to create a fully functional > display/search/add/edit/delete screen with Oracle/Sybase/MSSQL back-end in > VFP as it will in VB. VB uses 4 widely known methods of accessing external > databases and behaves fairly well (with not so many bugs) with any of the > servers. VFP with its DataEnvironment gets confused too often VFP DE is very useful and powerful (if you treat it as the object it is) but you can always choose not to use it > debugging VFP version of this simple form will probably take several times longer > because there WILL be hidden issues... there won't be hidden issues if you onl'y subclass from classes you already debuggged