>> What will make a difference is anything the Fox team can do to make VFP be seen and used as a tool for SQL Server apps. And I think that is in fact the direction they are taking. <<

Hi Charles! Happy new year.

The improved SQL Server support jumps out of the VFP 8 feature list and I agree it's a potentially fruitful direction. Of course, given how entrenched VB is as a front end for SQL Server apps it is an open question whether Microsoft will really market VFP as an alternative. We can hope, right?

Mike