>My suggestion for every VFP developer is to learn something about SQL Server, at least, whether or not you can begin learning .NET yet. SQL Server experience was one of the great take-aways from my time at EPS -- and the data analysis knowledge every VFP developer already has gets you a long way toward possible SQL Server-related work during dry times.

I sell about 16 - 20 Hours a week to a commercial VFP/SQL shop! They even let me book time for something I've never done - write an Access GUI (It had a subform even!)

I didn't do VFP until a prospect hired me to write a VFP app for them. The boss was a 300 lb (no kidding) guerilla named "Duffy". His blood pressure must have jumped every time he walked by the office they provided, and saw me reading (with my feet on "his" desk). 1 week of reading and practice - 5 weeks to deliver. They're still using it! It was a bottom up project - staff users and production floor users told me what to do. As long as they were happy - management was happy! The good old daze!