>We know VFP 7.0 is a viable solution, but we have been told that 8.0 (Toledo) will be the last version when it comes out in 18 months. Since we are choosing tools for the 3-year-and-beyond picture, a tool that is going to be discontinued in 18 months would be out of the question (and rightly so).

Just for argument's sake, how in the hell can anyone justify saying that the right tool for the job can no longer be the right tool for the job because it will no longer be supported by the mfg?

MS has discontinued support for FP DOS 2.6, but I still have apps running just fine. Does that make me an idiot for making the decision for providing my customers with a FPD 2.6 app just becaus MS no longer supports it? I hardly think so.

These managers are idiots for even considering such criteria. The only thing that matters is that whatever development they need winds up producing a product that works even if Visual Notepad is needed to make it happen.