>Jim,
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>Thank you for your patience and your extensive response.
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>The question is not so much the VFP/VB argument, but rather what the future of VFP is, give the market situation of the various languages, and why this situation is what it is. We all agree that Foxpro as a File Server based data centric programming language is very good, yes arguably technically even the best. And most of what companies need is data centric, is it not?
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>So if MS did not see it fit develop the market of VFP and extend its applicability to the end user side nor make it intrinsically C/S on the other side, but rather develop and push (market wise) what we all think are less valuable products, then it takes a damn optimist to believe that this technology will survive.
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>I'm glad they can be found on the UT :)
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>Marc


Well I haven't thrown in my 2 cents worth into this thread so here it is; No one is going to be out of a job using VFP. It is up to all of us that are using it to take a baseball bat and bash it into the heads of those seeking a database solution that if VFP is the best tool, then use it. Although I didn't care too much for 2.6, I love 5.0. I've worked just a tiny bit with Delphi, so it compiles, my stuff hasn't turned off any user yet. VB? Big bad Bill years ago promised to make Basic a major language....well he did. It's his money so he can spend it as he pleases.

Think about the wealth of knowledge that you've gained using the database. I think that my SQL and database design skills are easily transferrable to any relational database product.

Think about the wealth of knowledge that you've gained using OOP. If Visual Studio now comes with C++, J++, VB, VFP, then clearly it is shipping with a common set of design tools. Does anyone really care whether you are writing method code in C++ or VFP? I don't and I don't know C++ very well....yet.

Well, I need to do some more work.....VFP is beckoning to me, calling me to work it, tweak it, make it pretty and provide the solution to the user that makes them happy.

Steve Despres