>Daniel-
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>>I won't bother studying for VFP, VB, or Java certifications until I know it will significantly affect my bottom line.
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>Ah, the old "What'$ in it for me" reasoning. Let's see if this helps. It would help VFP's esteem in the eyes of MS if more of us (me, too) were certified.

VFP is Microsoft's own product, for crying out loud, if it doesn't already have 'esteem' in the eyes of Microsoft things are worse than I thought.