>Bruce
>Well Said! I have always thought that Windows was a Microsoft plot against those of us who work with/around computers for a living. I to long for the "good old days" and pity those too young to know/remember how it was. Seems I will take the plunge and go with VFP for a comple of the upgrade reasons you mention (bar codes, elegance,) also because this is for hobby/business purposes the time/learning curve burden is not a factor. But one other question ramains, should/must I use the new/expensive 8.0 version or would an earlier one work for my limited purposes (no networking/web applications)? Your counsel welcome...thanks
>Crady

If you already have VFP6, work with it. If you should buy VFP, buy newest