John,

>Lets look at the facts, VB and VC will share the same IDE..

Has that been publicly announced yet? Not saying it isn't true -- just wondering where I can see that info.

>VFP will will not share the same IDE... Hmmm, I wonder what one could include from that..???

Has that been publicly announced yet? Not saying it isn't true -- just wondering where I can see that info.

>Why does everybody get so bent out of shape when VFP is not mentioned? Does it really impact your day to day business?

I can't speak for others, but my customers do care very much about their investments in code over the years. While I am moving them to n-tier designs with encapsulated functions that can be replaced with modules in any language of the future, they still want to know what's happening with VFP and want the assurance that it's not being abandoned anytime soon.

>...why can't people instead say - 'Gee, maybe I should give VB 7 a serious look...'

I *have* said that publicly here. I plan to be one of the first in line for VB7 certification.