>>Why would I take the mick?
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>God knows. I can only interpret your message/tone as I see it.

Strange how you are the only person who interprets it that way.

>>>Your average VFP developer could easily suss out the C# code you posted whether they had previously seen any flavour of "C" or not.
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>>Maybe, maybe not, do you speak for the entire VFP developer population?
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>Clearly not - but I re-iterate, your average JavaScript programmer would, IMHO (humble) have no trouble with the code you posted.

We are in a FoxPro forum, not a javascript forum.

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>>but if you want to make a worthy contribution to the post, you may want to change your tune.
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>I might offer you similar advice - if you don't wish to *appear* patronising and elitist, you might want to change your tone.

I ask anyone here, anyone, to speak if they find what I've posted patronising and elitist, then I'll agree with you. I started this thread because people were assuming, with little proof, that Fox's local data-engine would p*ss all over ADO.Net and that it could handle strings better, I just wanted to see this in the flesh, I'm not saying the opposite or dis-agreeing with that statement.

Kev