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>The point here is that it must be compiled each time it is run.

Hey George,

I know you said you are done, so don't shoot me! :)

I don't think that is a true statement about all interpreters. I have had the privilege (and I use that term quite loosely <g>) to work with business basic over the years (specifically, bbx3, bbx4, pro5, and years ago, Basic2C). BBx programs are stored in what is considered to be a compiled format (I dunno if it is considered to be p-code). As a matter of fact, when you list a program inside of the environment, according to the docs, the lister (as they call it) converts the code back into a human readable format. Also, when you type a line of code into the language, it compiles the line into memory immediately.

Just about anyone I know would consider bbx (business basic) to be an interpreter.

And I'm *not* making the argument that VFP is interpreted. I would agree with something you had said previously in the thread...VFP falls somewhere in between.

BTW, I forgot to tell you my sound card hunt came up empty handed. I hope you have those issues resolved.