Hey Bruce,
>...run into some funky API or DLL error message when it is done that I just
> have tremendous difficulty resolving.
If it's any consolation, VS7 is s'posed to have universal-like debugging capability that allows a trace from VFP/VB into API/DLLs and back. This seems in keeping with the progression of other VS features: installer, data modeler, Visual Modeler, and now (maybe Visio), etc.
This link contains a brief mention about VS7 debugging near the end of the page - and a simply adorable photo of Bill Gates at the top. :-)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/radserver.aspSteven-
