>what kind of learning curve is involved here ?

It is really not too bad. The online help/manual is excellent. One of the best I have seen. And the online support is second to none. The author of the product is on the support site frequently, and there is a tremendous amount of peer help. I probably sound like a giddy school girl, but if you have data in FP or VFP, this is a great product :). There is a review on CNET, where it was rated very highly (9 out of 10), but even that review does not do it justice.