I work in both VFP and VB and I would say if its database work you are doing just do it all in fox, vb is just strickly for UI features thats it, database work in vb is plain hell especially with ado, endless code to write to do simple things. Stick with fox its the very best. I work in vb because the market here in Ottawa provides a resonable living for vb guys, hardly any fox here.