*prune (the verb - not an insult)*
>I've noticed that several people have taken exception to my responses recently; that one wasn't just acerbic; it was intentionally sarcastic, meant to be interpreted as such ........ Yes, the Platform SDK does offer potent and extensive solutions to issues that may not be easily address with native VFP operations, but I suffer under the shameful belief that to use it, you need to understand it a bit. I've got an attitude about that ...
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>I try not to intentionally mislead people, even when I'm being venemous, acerbic and derisive. Once in a while there's a real temptation to give an obviously incorrect answer to a poorly statement, misunderstood demand for a canned one-line solution for a diffucult problem, like a reference to the mythical PITA.DLL that really should be a part of the repetoire of a few developers...although I generally resist them temptation. Most of the time, it's better to give no answer than an intentionally wrong one (no humorous intent).

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I agree!

RE: PITA.DLL - mental note to self: do not interact with public forums when day gets off to a bad start.

I would have thought (by now) that most of us know this is a medium that lends itself very nicely to individuals being misconstrued. It also acts like some sort of perpetual motion, wicked accelerant device (like throwing gasoline on a fire (for the lurkers and not Ed)).

"that one wasn't just acerbic; it was intentionally sarcastic" - your sarcasm is apparently targeted at a Malaysian (first language obviously not English). Is this appropriate? Likely to be effective? Doing anything for your fine image as an exceptional professional?