I apologise for jumping in. I also want to thank you for the job you have been doing for VFP in general.

In my senile view - oops - senior citizen view -your point on Visio is completely correct from a short term business unit view. I'm sure Viso in the short term IS more profitable without adding support for VFP. But it is damaging for Microsoft as a whole - ignoring sister products reduces the other product's visibility, sale potential and credibility, which in turn harms the company as a whole.

Nobody would expect Viso to support VFP if VFP were not owned by Microsoft, but when it IS owned by MS and is STILL ignored you really have to wonder about VFP. If VFP is profitable enough to continue as a part of MS then it should be promoted at least as BEING part of the MS family and supported as such. Including references to it as a database product in MS books -something not done in several I've read. If it is not profitable enough, then kill it and the rest of the company CAN ignore it.

My 2.5 cents worth. Visibility and credibility are linked, and credibiliity helps sales. One division should never shoot another in the foot -or anywhere else. Any coherence in the above is probably accidental.

Dan