>I also wonder why it is that I don't know any Visual ProMatrix users from the various user groups I have attended? Do they separate themselves from the FoxPro community? If so, why?

I wondered the same thing. Yes, ProMatrix users to separate themselves. They even have there own News Server so you don't have to use the microsoft one. As I said before I've used both ProMatrix & MaxFrame. What I found was the ProMatrix runs 'on top' of VFP - so to speak. Without going into a bunch of detail here, my problems with ProMatrix where that 1) Not flexable at all, and 2) It doesnt even use the VFP DBC! and 3) It prevents you from using many of VFP features. It is these last 2 reasons whey I think they've separated themsevles. Once a ProMatrix user started asking questions out here it would become obvious that their application was simply designed poorly. As for WHY ProMatrix has these issues - I think that the author (or authors) of the thing were really more 2.6 foxpro people - they didnt grasp the concept of DBC and views - and therefor left them out....and looking a ProMatrix to fix that problem is a complete re-write. Heck you can't even use Source Safe with it unless you blow more $ on some stupid program they sell you so you can.
How about most ProMatrix users are hobbiest, not professionals - that would be more fitting. I think ProMatrix's idea to seperate themselves was a marketing decision. Their product will draw too much critism from the rest of the VFP community, and in the interest of their own survival this is how they handled it. Last time I checked you couldn't even log on to their news-server without buying there product....again I belive this to be part of their survival tacktics.
Now with that being said I hope I haven't offended anyone.