Hi John,

>If you have never done C/S work or if you never worked with SQL-Server, how would you effectively do that job?

depends at whom the book is targetted. If it's an introduction to SQL-Server with VFP the TE should be able to run this code with little knowledge about SQL-Server and what has been written in the book. If it's a book for advanced developers, a more than basic understanding of SQL-Server in VFP is needed. This must not be experience gained thru practice, but he or she must know what the authors are talking about.

In general I'd say a technical editor must know more than the reader of a book/article, but must not be a world-class expert.

And this is not meant as a comment on Chaim, because I've no idea about his background or knowledge.

Christof