Ken,

I'm sure someone has already thought of this, but what if the VFP runtime installed as part of the CLR package the way a VFP ODBC driver might install as part of MDAC. That way the runtime would already be on all the machines, but VFP would not need to be compatible with the CLR itself (although that could come later).

That way we look like we're part of the game, yet there aren't a lot of changes to be made in VFP itself.



>>Ken,
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>>My feeling is that the Common Language Runtime (CLR) is a strategic move. In distributing applications, I'd like the ability to run them already present on a client's server. It's a perception thing with clients. Our reality may be that it makes no difference. Their reality may be that VFP is out of step.
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>>I'm hoping to hear that Version 8 will be moving toward a CLR compiler. In 2 years we should know if it will take hold. I think it will with the resources MS is devoting to it.
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>>Our shop will be there for the keynote. Looking forward to it.
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>>Pat
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>Great, and I will try to clarify your thinking on this during the keynote as well as in material posted on http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro after DevCon.