>>Which would be quickest to learn (I am self-taught everything)? Any comments?
>>According to Robert Green, the VFP manager from Microsoft, ranking when it comes to difficulties in learning to use would be:
>>1. ACCESS - easiest to learn
>>2. VFP - easier to learn because of its xBase native systax although it is no longer considered as an xBase programming language.
>>3. VB - easier to learn but longer code when it comes to database manipulation.
>>4. VC - most difficult to learn
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>>In general, both members of Visual Studio have advantages and disadvantages over the other depending on the specifications of the project. While it is also true that VB is more popular (PR-wise) than VFP.
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>>You may read the White paper released from Microsoft @ Microsoft.com/vfoxpro.
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>I would say that VFP is more difficult to learn than VB because of the OOP.

Agreed, but IMO the main reasons are backward compatibility and native engine.