>As bad a perception that it makes, VFP is at it's heart, an xBase product. Without the xbaseness in it, you would not have all the local DBF handling.
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>>Please don't link VFP and XBase...that helps with it's bad perception. Microsoft has gone away from that link for good reason.
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Yes, it is. There is the same engine in my Chevy that GM puts in a Cadillac, but that doesn't make my car a Caddy and I wouldn't call it one. Along the same lines, saying that VFP is Xbase is the same thing, IMO.