>in .NET, I simply shift to code view

and that would be away from the GUI Form designer.

.Just like VFP? Of course not....NET is far better.

I've been using VS.Net for quite a while now (both Win Forms and Web Forms) and your "Of course not..." is of course complete BS.

>.NET does not have the archaic VCX meta-data structures to deal with - its all code.

< cough > RESX file < cough > .... < cough > assemblies < cough >

I'll give you 10 for trolling. All those lurking need to realize that John and his cronies have been producing exceptionally high quality dung lately.