>Have been developing in VMP4.0. Am starting a new application, I wondering if I should upgrade? How good is version 5.0? How buggy is it? General comments?

I suggest you upgrade. The cost is minimal.

As with any new release there are bound to be bugs. At last count, there were 31 bug fixes posted on the web site for the initial build (10/09/2000). Depending on when you get the software, the next release (which will include these fixes) may be available. Otherwise, you have to correct them yourself.

There were also hundreds of new features and enhancements added. Some examples:

Multi-select grids

Grid Builder

West Wind wwXML integration

You can freely download the VMP Compiled Help (CHM) to check out everything.