>This is in relation with the 5 star rate of VFP7 given by 3 folks. Any criteria in rating VFP7 as a product?
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>With due respect to you guys, I rate VFP7 based on these criteria:

>1. XML support 4 with the intro of XML related functions.
>2. ActiveX support 2 coolbar, tab dialog, etc. don't work well.

Not the fault of VFP. The control authors either do not completely follow the spec and/or test with VFP.

>3. Compiler Performance 3 no native compilation support.

It won't gain you anything.

>4. IDE flexibility 4 with the entry of a lot of stuff.
>5. C/S, COM, COM+ Support 5 SQL Passthrough, ADO, Remote Views, etc.
>6. API support 3 VB is still no. one.

VB is better than VC++?

>7. Local Database Reliability 4 CDX maintenance is disgusting. Speed ok.
>8. WEB Support 3 without 3rd party tools, VFP is ???? VFP Team should introduce things synonymous to WEB Forms.

I disagree. VFP does best what it does. Let's not make VFP into a tool that does everything, because typically a product that does that ends up doing nothing really well.

>9. Backward Compatibility 5 Ok unlike VB.
>10. Cross Platform Support 2 No linux, unix support, Delphi and others have.

VFP never will.