>I have decided I have to buy an application Framework to keep up with all you guys.
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>I only have about 6 months VFP (But nearly 20 years xbase)
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>So far I have looked at Visual Pro Matrix and Codemine.
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>VPM seems very well supported and seems feature rich.
>But I didn't like the look of the demo application they supplied.
>All those buttons at the top of the screen look just like MS Access buttons UGH! there is nothing I want to learn from Access.
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>I also made the application crash.
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>Codemine looked a bit better but missed some important features, audit tracking etc.
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>Am I barking up the wrong tree by giving black marks for the way these products look or is the appearence of the product a very minor thing that I will be able to change within a few days of starting to use it?
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- It's no minor issue to find out whether a particular framework can be molded to your style. Usually the quickest way to get an application done is to use the classes supplied by the framework vendor. With more time, you can subclass or otherwise customize things to be more to your liking.

- Bruce Allen
- Left Brain Incorporated


>Does anyone know of other good framworks I should look at.
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>Many Thanks