Jeff,

>Don't see what all the angst is about:
>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jul00/PDCDeliversPR.asp
>VFP is there - no C++, no J++ (obviously)

The only "verification" I care about is either:
1) Robert, Randy or Ricardo (or someone higher) confirms it
2) Someone with the Alpha release confirms that there is a new compile option in VFP related to CLR/MSIL

Assumptions from a couple of reporters, that are not based on official Microsoft Press Releases, and do not quote any facts to back up including VFP in the list of CLR languages, mean nothing. You can find many more articles that leave VFP out of the list, although of course, that's what usually happens anyway. :-)

There may be VERY GOOD reasons for not porting VFP to a CLR-compatible version, (such as no support in CLR for local data access and macro expansion). Without seeing the specs for CLR and Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), I cannot comment further on that angle. Taken in that context, the MS emphasis on middle-tier and Web Services for VFP7 makes tons of sense.