any inkling, as to whether the "Real Deal" will be available by the doomsday. I have becom spoiled with the Beta, and nearly never use my 7.0 copy for anything but version testing and distribution builds. VFP8.0 is a MUCH superior product, and you guys should be proud.

Glenn

>Yes. There is a timeout in the beta VFP but not in the provider; the beta provider just won't be supported.
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>>I have read in this forum that the VFP 8.0 beta will automatically timeout at the end of January. I downloaded the beta from Microsoft's site, and I can't find any words on that site that indicate that there is a timeout. Is it a fact that it will timeout?
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>>Secondly, will the new OLE DB Provider for Visual Foxpro that is included in the beta timeout as well? Or, will it be left in working order on the system where the beta has been installed?