>But if they decide to really move on an upgrade before I find a job, I'd love to lead this project!
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>Thanks again!
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>Rob

Rob, I can't give you a lot of details in this post, but I can say that I was faced with a similar situation about 5 years ago. I was maintaining a reservation system for a large timeshare resort written in procedural DataFlex. The choice was making major mods to the existing system, upgrading to OOP DataFlex, upgrading to OOP FoxPro, or buying off-the-shelf. By making a bid that I knew was too low, I talked them out of going with the canned product. It took me two years to completely replace the existing system (working by myself).

But now, after a lot of sweat and learning on my part, they are very glad they went with a custom OOP FoxPro system. (And I have a permament client.)

When an enterprise uses a canned system, it often sacrifices much of the uniqueness which differentiates them from their competitors.

Peter