> But look at it the other way... let's assume that some VFP8 developer bought the story that MSDE is great for VFP apps and the only sensible way for the future so he installs the MSDE that came with VFP. He doesn't have MSDN or SQL Server and the sales pitch made no mention that these were needed. He's only gonna be frustrated trying to make a go of it, don't you think?

Well, I didn't have a clue about how to develop using SQL or its little brother MSDE two years ago... so I read up on it, and immediatly realized you needed something else to do administrative items (Access, SQL Developer, etc).

The reason I mention this is that with as sophisticated a user as VFP requires, I would think that he would do his homework before he actually develops his first SQL app - and he would realize this fairly quickly.

I suspect that VB user's had the same problem as a VFP user in this regard.

Mel Cummings