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Has that been publicly announced yet? Not saying it isn't true -- just wondering where I can see that info.
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Yes.. Go look at Ballmer's presentation... Look at VBPJ...

>>VFP will will not share the same IDE... Hmmm, I wonder what one could include from that..???
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>Has that been publicly announced yet? Not saying it isn't true -- just wondering where I can see that info.
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The question came up more than once at the last Devcon and other developer conferences where VFP 7 was previewed. The folks on the VFP team are on record with this one....


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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.
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If there was ever a time to use another technology, VB 7 presents the best opportunity...

>>...why can't people instead say - 'Gee, maybe I should give VB 7 a serious look...'
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>I *have* said that publicly here. I plan to be one of the first in line for VB7 certification.

Good for you...