>since it's so slow in here i'll ask this question to who ever wants to reply. there are obviously some of you who are in here VERY frequently. is answering questions on this forum part of your regular job? BTW: i think most of what i hear (read) in this form is good.

I consider it on-the-job training and a break from development work for which I am paid. I am the only VFP developer here, so this is 1 of my precious few and valuable VFP resources. My time here has been more than offset by the amount of development time I have saved because of help, tips, files I downloaded, etc.