>sorry - but this is not a good question ,
>because tools change and evolve - I wouldn't use foxpro as an object
>oriented tool before VFP ... etc. etc.
>
>Arnon
>
>>Let me rephrase that:
>>
>>me: Before the advent of Windows as a viable operating system, would you
>>have even considered writing a database application in Basic?
>>
>>His response was 'no'
>>
>>me: So what's the difference now?
>>
>>I didn't get a response to the second question
>>
>>

That's probably due to the fact that OOP wasn't available before VFP 3. However, to the best of my knowledge, DOS versions of Basic have always had some type of database management tools built into their products. Yet, most people chose not to use Basic because Basic's data management tools were not as robust as Xbase, Paradox, etc. I believe the same to be true within the Windows environment as well. The only difference is the Microsoft marketing machine has chosen to tout VB's data management capabilities over VFPs. If Basic is such a great data management tool, why wasn't Microsoft marketing it as such when Dos was king?