>I admire the way you have led this discussion. Plato would be proud.

Oh thank you. Its a great compliment from VFP gurus. Did you see Ken Levy's response?

>Another point of view. One needs to change their software tool every once in a while, but not too often. The reason is that it takes time to become truly proficient in a tool, yet if the one you use is a good one, and you are an expert at it, you can stretch its usefulness for quite a while. But not forever.
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>In other words, I think it is best to use seven league boots, and make few, but long, moves.
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Sounds logical Alex. Keep commenting more on this thread. Appreciate you taking the time to do so.