>will show this. However, if someone asks a technical question, we shouldn't ask "Do you have a legal copy of the software?" before answering the question. I assume they are legal and answer the question. That's the approach we should take.
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>I think this started becuase some users where asking about statements like "Set decimal to ##" and we'd ask "Did you read the help file or manual on this statement? do you understand what it does?" and they'd say "No, I don't own a legal copy; here in my country we buy pirated copies of Visual Studio & all MS products -- it's the way we do it... The FoxPro program I'm working on is pirated too"
If someone admits that, then I agree. Don't help them. However, it won't take them long to figure things out and stop admitting that. They could also go elsewhere to get help.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer