Not to throw a wrench into your comparisons or anything, but www.4d.com has free web session training to learn the 4d language. Maintaining the existing app in 4d (as well as the cost of any additional 4d training required) should be considered too. Will the app have future requirements that cannot be met by 4D? Have you tried the free online web based training sessions in 4d and found them too difficult or not comprehensive enough? I don't advocate leaving the app in 4d, but since it is really a business decision, what were the reasons for ruling it out, other than the fact that you cannot locate 4d programmers? What about learning 4d?

Other than that, I think Cathy asked pertinent questions in your comparisons between VFP and Visual Studio.Net.

I'd be interested in your final decision and the comparisons you've charted when finished.

Tracy

>We have a project coming up to convert an existing 4D app (no one available to support 4D). We have not decided on the platform yet, so my boss would like me to compare Visual FoxPro (we are currently FoxPro developers) with Visual Studio.Net (the direction they may be interested in). SQL Server would be the back end either way. We know zippo about .Net so any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, how difficult is it to take existing FoxPro apps and web enable them? Also, how does .Net compare to JAVA? We know training would be involved if we go the .Net route, but that's OK.