Hi John,

>My point relates to the person faced with 2 job prospects. If the better rate is with VB - and you are qualified - if you stay in VFP for the sake of staying in VFP - that makes no sense to me...

Oh, no doubt. OTOH, I'd worry about a contract where I was handcuffed as to the toolset from the beginning unless I knew a helluva lot about the project. Sounds like the "hammer and nail" management anti-pattern.