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... Also, why did MS choose vfp mtdlls and not .EXEs as the basis for vfp web services and make it the standard for VFP web development??
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I may be off base here but I think I read long ago that MTDLLs are part of (or run within) COM+ services. And usage of COM+ carries [CAL] licensing implications in an environment that otherwise might be anonymous uasge. So, aside from any technical argument, on Windows Server 2000 and higher, I think the implementation of one or more MTDLLs automatically introduces requirement for Windows CALs. Whereas, I could run a web server with many apps (WC .EXEs) and never worry about CAL issues.

Guy