Hi Nadya,
I agree..
I will NEVER use an external component without sourcecode in a commercial product - it leaves the company exposed to too many unknowns.
A prime example is in the use of FLL's, the system I am currently migrating had a 16 bit fll which will not work in VFP.. no source code is available, the developer is not contactable so we have had to bin it.
I don't know if GHL source is available for a purchase price but I know I will never touch it professionally.
Will
>If it's VFP class, I prefer to have a source code for several reasons:
>1) I always used Recompile all option, now I can not use it.
>2) If there is a bug, I can not detect it by myself.
>3) I like this class, but I'm not 100% comfortable to recommend it to my colleagues since it comes without source code.
>4) Reading source code would improve my own programming technique and give me new ideas.
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>Anyway, I implemented it in few applications and I was very happy with the look, it gives to them.
Will Jones