And isn't this cool? This point really needs to be hammered home. Thanks for the response.

>Good point. A Web Service takes in XML, does whatever it needs to do, and spits out XML. So you can/will write a Web Service in any language on any platform: VFP, VB, VC, Java on Unix, Delphi on Linux, etc, etc. It doesn't matter, since XML is used to talk to the Web Service.
>
>>Another point that bears discussing is that the point was strongly made that the new web services architecture allows developers to develop a component or use another component without regard to the source tool....this point was stressed and "Visual Studio" was named as the applicable product, not just Visual Basic.
>>
>>Methinks we worry too much.