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>I agree that VB is not the best thing since sliced bread, but MS markets it as such. That's the real point of my postings. In a corporate development environment, perception is often reality. Non-technical managers often push IT to use the tool they hear about the most...
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>Jack

Often that is true. In my case, they specifically asked me "Why VFP instead of VB?". I told them the advantages of OOP, fast local data engine, etc. We're using VFP.