Craig,
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>>>Often, folks need to get third-party prounouncements with regard to the future of a product. The case is clear for languages like VC or VB. If you think the future is vague for VB, you have had your head in the sand.
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>>Why ? Can you give me any references that there WILL be a VB 8 ? Maybe MS would start a new development tool called Visual B++ which isn't directly compatible with VB. You must translate your existing code to Visual B++ to make it work. You and I know that VB is rotten to the core and it is virtually impossible to make it true OO.
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>The same references that say there will be a VFP 7 and 8. VB is extremely strategic to MS and they will not jeopardize their HUGE investment in it. Will it get more OOP? Probably not. MS watched what happened to VFP developers as they tried to tackle OOP and MS does not want that to happen with VB. Also, VB would require a major rewrite to give it the same inheritance you have in VFP. It just ain't gonna happen...and VB 8 will exist...as will 9, 10, etc.

But can anyone give me any guarantee that there will be. If I'd ask MS they won't answer. The same applies to VFP.

Walter,