>>I am 25 and have been using Visual FoxPro since VFP Version 3 Beta. I am currently using 5.0a.
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>>How can I tell If I am good enough to start contracting. How does the system work!.
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>>Any Advice on the subject would be appreciated. :-
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>>Rob
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>I have worked with Contractors that have used Foxpro for 10 years, and didn't know the form designer from a MESSAGEBOX(). (Ok, I'm exaggerating).

I have seen such contractors too, and my understanding is - their problem is that they are not interested in what they are doing. They often do just parts of some big app, and their mind goes blank about FoxPro (or something else) right at 5:00 PM.
:)