Hi Carl,

>John, I always find your comments insightful. I would add that since VB7
>will now have inheritance, this will inch closer to the death of VFP.

I don't see one having to do with another, IMHO.

>Now, PLEASE, everyone, do not flame me on this statement. I love VFP but I
>see that VB will (within a year) have inheritance. I would not be surprised
>if it also had a built-in data engine as oppossed to hooking into SQL Server
>or Access. They might even roll the VFP language into it. I really do not
>know. What I do know is that MS loves VB to death and most of MS does not
>even know VFP exists. And the corporate world thinks VFP is dead so we have
>a self-fullfilling prophecy.

The inheritance issue is something we developers bandy about; I don't think it plays a role in the decision makers world. As to the rest...well....maybe...

>So, VFP may go the way of the buggy whip or may transform into VB directly.

Maybe. Not transform but just die, if that is the case.