I was following this thread fairly well until you stated 'as compared to a function call as in VFP...'

Quite frequently I call a method of an object in VFP. Some programmers will add new methods to the objects in practice rather than call functions also, so it is done BOTH ways in VFP and I think most developers can understand the syntax both ways, so I don't see the problem here of leaving it in vb.net.

Tracy

>>If one wants to be more OOP oriented and disciplined, should one endeavor to find methods of the classes in the framework that are being used rather than use a function or statement from the language?
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>Calling a method on an object seems confusing compared to a function call as in VFP or VB6, but when I'm working in .NET, I leave old habits behind. Trying to do things the old way in a new language may help in the short run, but may become an obstacle in long run.
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>Charlie