>I'm meeting soon with a client, after which I'll be asked to prepare a quotation/proposal. Can you suggest any questions/subjects I should bring up at this meeting to facilitate this?
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>- Client currently has a functioning product written in FPD 2.6. This is a very narrow niche product, total market potential is between 50 and 100 sales. Currently 3 sites are using the FPD version and are apparently happy with it.
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>- The product is "semi-custom" - most of the functionality is the same for each customer, but there have been customizations made for each as well. It is likely that at least some of any new sales will also require customizations.
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>- The existing customers have "expressed interest" in upgrading the product to a Windows version, however, they are not willing to help fund this process up-front. A developer working for my client has mostly completed a rewrite of the app in VFP5 using the CodeBook 6 framework. At the moment, ownership of this work is divided between the developer and my client.
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>- The developer has become permanently disabled with carpal tunnel syndrome and physically cannot complete the project; he wishes to cash out his interest in it and exit the profession entirely. However he will be available for consultation until this project is complete. My client would like me to take over this project and complete it so they can start to market it. They are open to straight pay for work, an equity position in the product, or some linear combination.
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>- I am not familiar with the CodeBook 6 framework and would not use it on any other project (would use VFE6 instead). The developer is willing to consult on this issue as well.
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>If anyone has had experience dealing with this sort of situation I'd love to hear about it!

I would not ditch the framework. Codebook 6.0, although heavy, is a good product. VFE is also very heavy, and has some performance issues. Best thing to do is take over the project and continue. Rewriting from scratch just becuase you prefer one framework over another is a mistake and will udermine the clients confidence in you and end up costing them a lot of money. By the way, if I had my druthers, I'd write it in MM! <g>