Doug,

Unfortunately, the facts do not back up what you are saying. In the Los Angeles area, I watched as ads for VFP/Foxpro developers dwindled from 10-12 to 6-8 per week. This was 3-4 yrs ago. I knew I needed to learn other skills. Then it really hit home when the 6-8 dropped to 3-4 per week.

It was about time that recruiters were telling me that most Fox work was helping to convert an app to VB.

Now there is hardly any corporate work in Fox here. And of the work thats here, 20% of it are constantly open jobs at the same companies, who can't keep employees because the environment is so bad.

If I wanted to work in the small to mid-size company, I could justify keeping up my Fox skills. However, I work in the corporate area, where Fox is relegated to nothing more than a data conversion utility.

PF

>I see him saying, "Don't limit yourself to VFP," to which I'd agree. But when he concludes that "VFP is on the way out," I'd disagree, and particularly not because the only difference is the size of who's making the decision to self-limit options. If that's not what John's saying I'm sure he'll correct me and I'd like him to to set the record straight. I see no end in sight whatsoever with respect to smaller companies or larger companies needing help where VFP is an able and capable product choice. However, having said that I do think that as professionals we should - as we deem appropriate for ourselves (ie. taking responsibility) - enhance and enlarge our skill sets. Here JVP and I are in total agreement.