Joel,

There are a number of good frameworks available which would greatly simplify development. The more "Simple" or standard the project is the more a framwork will probably help. I prefer Visual FoxExpress, but there are a number of respectable and well-liked frameworks available. Check out http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~CategoryFrameworks

>Impossible question, but please give me some thoughts.
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>What is the EASIEST to use set of third party foundation classes to develop a simple database system?
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>Thanks