>>we recommend what we understand, right? very basic. had 1 VB project -- told my supervisor to find me something else or i'd leave after i saw what you had to do to write SQL statements.
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>>>>Ooooh, shiver! Perish the thought!
>>>>>of course. what manager wants a product that works?
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>>>Maybe I'm venting overly much but I'm sick and tired of MS making me look like a fool by always telling people that VB is the answer to every business app. In effect, I have no support from MS for their tool.
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>There are times when VB is the superior tool and there are times that VFP is. Microsoft will never tell you that, although there was a comparative article between VB,VFP, and Access on...errr...MSDN CD from Jan or Apr 97 that came to the conclusion that the best one was the one you used best.


You gotta talk to the right people. Take a look at Microsoft's training materials for the Windows Architecture Exam. Yes, the examples are in VB, but in the section about choosing the right development tool, VFP gets as much attention as any of the other languages.