>I have to agree with you on this one. I'm starting a new round of "the best tool for the job" at work (i.e. the old VB vs. VFP in front of the pointy heads) but this time I started more on the side of I'm a developer, not a VFP guy. I'll pick the tool/technology and show you how it's best done.
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That's the whole point; I don't tell my surgeon which sharp, pointy object is the right one to use to yank my appendix. I wanna be oblivious to the detailed procedure, and am concerned with the final result.