Thanks for that, Simon. The Programmer's Paradise folks are "on the case" as I write.

But you can also guess the faith that Mr. Xxxx has inspired for me in MS Canada.

Cheers

>Hi Jim
>
>I received my copy of VFP 7.0 from Softchoice yesterday. So it is available in Canada now (that is as of August 16th, 2001).
>
>Simon
>
>
>>>>Here it is, 1100hr the next day, and still not a word from this person!
>>>>
>>>>Do you wonder why my instinct was to NOT call!?!?!?!
>>>>
>>>>Patience - the primary requirement of people dealing with MS Canada.
>>
>>UPDATE:
>>
>>At around 1400hr today I had to go out to do some banking. As luck would have it, Mr. Xxxx called back then.
>>
>>He left me a message telling me that in both US and Canada VFP7 was released July 26 and has been available since then. (he obviously didn't listen to my message).
>>
>>So I called back, got his voice-mail again, and left a message asking him to stop spouting theory and start stating facts, and I told him the facts again.
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>>He called back in about 2 hours. He told me that he had done some checking around and that, indeed, it was not going to be available until AUGUST 24, 2001. I asked him why Canada was going to be late when he had earlier said (his message) that it was POLICY for MS Canada and MS US to release at the SAME TIME. Oh, he said, that date (Aug.24) was for the US too.
>>So I told him many US customers already have it, and REPEATED that Programmers' Paradise has had it in the US since Mon. but weren't allowed to ship here by agreement with MS. He said he'd look into it.
>>
>>Finally, I asked if he could transfer me to someone who could listen to my complaint and actually DO something about it. He told me HE *IS* that guy.
>>
>>I said good bye.