>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.

My guess is that it will happen, perhaps not in VB8, but soon. Foxteam did it, VBteam can do it too. Someone posted a reference a few months ago indicated that inheritance was the most requested new feature.