Hi Terri,

that's why I've been waiting. <s> We currently have the ability to access multiple data stores transparently and simultaneously, and easily, using a combination of tools. And we can do web services that bring all the data rules with them, and the app object can run in asp.net or as a separate REST web service. So the thought of switching ...

Like you, been at this for a while (dbMan in 86 on an Atari ST 520 modded to 1024), have seen the tremendous improvements in language and capabilities. I have hope for the future. <s>

Hank

>Hi Hank,
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>Thanks very much for taking the time to respond. I have been a dbase programmer since 1989 and FoxPro since vs 2.0 in 1991. Over the year I have learned to love frameworks especially those developed after 1994 using OOP. I purchased Kevin’s book .Net for Visual FP Developers at his booth at a VFP Devcon before he released his .Net framework. I got so psyched up about his .Net framework that when I finally had the opportunity to use it, I was disappointed because it wasn’t comparable to what I was accustom to seeing in VFP frameworks. It is finally sinking in that Kevin is developing in .Net and not VFP, which I suppose makes the task much harder.
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>The best thing that could happen to .Net is to get as much VFP influence as possible and I’m sure Ken Levy will work hard to get our 2 cents worth presented to the .Net development team.
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>If the VFP community sticks together the way we have in the past we will be ahead of the game, as we move to .Net.
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>Thanks again for your encouragement,
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>Terry Carroll
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