>I think it works out better this way, because we still get a lot of people reading this, and since it is a "Focus" issue, it has a much longer shelf life...
Very correct, considering VFP 8.0 is supported by Microsoft until 2010 in the developer tools lifecycle support plan. See
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;obsoletedevtool for more details.
According to my calculations, in 2010 you will still be younger than I am right now; and I wrote GenScrnX when I was your age. Of course the only real year that matters here is the year you end up cutting your hair like the rest of us professionals. :)