>>If VFP is so strong in the middle tier then why does VB COM code run faster then VFP when in comes to transactions?
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>Where did you hear this, or where can I find out more information?
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In the documents section there is a comparison between VFP and VB they clearly state that VB COM has less CPU time.

>>Why would you ever consider using a language without multithreaded capabilities as THE middle tier platform ?
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>Because the need to spawn a thread rarely comes into play in a middle tier object. I have written my fair share of web apps and 3-tier apps that use the internet for communication with the server, and have never wished that I had a multi-threaded component on the server.

Okay maybe you right. But if you are building a non web application it is not uncommon to use multithreaded features. I have always wanted to create sort of a treeview and when the user selects a node have it fill up a list. If I do that now they will have to wait for a very long time before the list is filled. If I could stick that code in a thread the code with be a lot less klunky.