>Tom,
>
>Fantastic. This information will be tremendously helpful to me. Right now, VFP development is my moonlighting job but since
>out bank has been recently been bought out by another, that may change. If I go full time with my VFP business, I'll need to find new ways of
>doing things.
>
>Frameworks will be my topic of research for this coming weekend. I'll let you know how it all comes out.
>
>Once again, thank you very much for your interest and sharing of your knowledge and ideas. I appreciate it greatly!
>
Fred;

Best of luck - I have been through the "buy out" business. I found it is always best to have a "Plan B" (followed by the rest of the alphabet if necessary). That is why I went from electronic engineering to programming.

Just remember a few rules of software development.

1. There is more than one way to accomplish a task.
2. Use the best tool for the job.
3. Learn as many approaches to solve a problem as you possibly can.
4. Do not be afraid to ask questions and try different solutions.
5. Read and use your computer to try new things.

Tom