Evelyn,

>>i'm using vfp 6.0 but is shifting to vfp 8.0. will the "hackers guide to visual foxpro 6.0" still be useful to me?

Yes, but you could also get the Hacker's Guide for VFP 7 which will get you a bit closer. Also Tamar wrote a book on the differences between VFP 7 and 8. I am working in VFP 8 and use the VFP 7 Hackers Guide together with the VFP help which together with forums seems to work pretty well.

David