>I'd hazard a guess that there are people out there maintaining FP2.x apps who are happy and fulfilled, always stop for lunch, earn as much as or more than we do, study a lot less, play with kids a lot more, take nice holidays and see no need to change. I find that hard to criticise.
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I'll take that bet...< bg >

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Hermits and "luddites" ensure that we stay relevant as we focus on just the coolest "technical" aspects. If we ignore personal circumstances and other cues that affect what people do, IMHO we risk looking just as dweebish as those who insist that the latest Porsche 911 Turbo is the "best" car. For what?
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No, they do not. One thing I have done through these posts has been to temper the optimism - both for VFP and VS .Net. The best reality check comes from those who have a clue about the old AND the new.


>E.g. After a message from Tamar Granor a few months ago, I did some investigation about FP developments for handicapped people. I now know one developer whose FP2.x app has never been upgraded because she could never get the hardware attachment to work properly in Win32. She pays her way and remains proud. I'm not about to urge her to move to dotNET.
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And proud she should be...

>FWIW, we implemented a VFP SOAP Patient Management Interface in the UK last week. It seems slower than I'd like but so far it seems to work.
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I do share Rick's concerns about performance. I think it depends on the type of operations one is performing ( a blinding flash of the obvious..yes...). I think the news will get better.