John,

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>I understand your reasoning here. You had to switch from one way of thinking to another. From the FOX way to the .NET way. Sadly this is the only practical way you can do it.
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>Of course, the major issue is getting into the trap of thinking from the perspective of a tool - as opposed to thinking from the perspective of solving the problem.

>Thinking from the standpoint of the tool first is like the tail wagging the dog.

I agree 100% here. That is exactly what I've been saying. You see, not net forces you way more into a certain implementation than VFP, in VFP because of the native database engine, you've got way more options, so there is a far better transition from solving the problem logically into an actual implementation.

Thanks for making my points.

Walter,