John,

>That may be your agenda. My agenda is not to get into the door so that I can get Fox in the back door. If I have to resort to those methods, it is not worth the time. Rather, my agenda is to develop an app and provide solutions. Somewhere, a rule has been codifed around here that the only key to speed and robustness is by only using a VFP-based solution.

I don't believe that the ONLY key to speed and robustness is VFP, but in the case of web apps, a WebConnect solution often is more scalable and therefore cost-effective, in addition to the ease of development and debugging compared to ASP/COM.

Providing a better solution does not qualify as "getting Fox in the back door", IMO. That argument is just blowing smoke.

>It is kind of like drinking the Kool-Aid at Jones Town...< s >...

You mean the IT managers who blindly follow the marketing hype?