Amen and Bully!

Glenn


>Kevin:
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>>As you have already seen here over the last week or so, JVP has made good points to support most people's worst fear about MS/VFP.
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>JVP, the "Prophet Of Doom", has been making some point or other about the end of VFP since I started frequenting the UT in '97. Whether they are good points is another issue. You can only hold on to facts as you know them to be. They predicted the end of Foxpro when MS got its hands on it after it had plundered its database secrets. We are presently using V7 and its a good improvement over earlier versions. We have V8 in the pipeline with more SQL server support and greater integration with .Net. So, what if MS don't want to market outside of the VFP userbase - surely that is their prerogative? They are supporting VFP and developing it. There is an enthusiastic userbase hungry for improvements and new features. The Fox team are clearly comitted to VFP and want it to be a top product in the MS stable.
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>We are in a good position in that we have a mature tool that can play in the .Net sandbox. It will likely become even more attractive when it can bolt on to SQL server and possibly become the leading SQL server front end tool (who knows). We can create desktop apps, we have a superb local data engine and there are many ways to use VFP for internet based apps. If .Net fails, or takes longer to succeed that MS hope, we still have a viable alternative. Interim, we can learn other tools, .Net or otherwise, whilst developing with our favorite tool.
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>Best