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>Removing the data engine would also pave the way for the VFP language to be included in .NET.
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Uh oh! Heresy! :o) Then the only difference between VB and VFP would be the syntax... :o) Would MSFT still support it all or push all VFP users to VB with the next version of .NET?

I like Charles suggestion in this thread for a MSDE/SQL checkbox. In addition to that, I would like to see data connections controls for MSDE/SQL dropped onto forms (like in Delphi) to promote MSDE/SQL usage in VFP. I would even like to see two versions of VFP: VFP with its native IDE and VFP.NET. Now, how to design to run under either... Ok, I'm dreaming now...