Jamie,

Thanks for your response. Our supervisors say, "Why do we need an application framework when we have the Microsoft Application Blocks?" I am trying to get the idea across that the blocks are just that, blocks. There is no integrations, no business objects, no validations controls beyond the normal .Net controls, etc.

Thanks again

Rex

>Just because the data layer is hidden doesn't mean it doesn't have a data layer. If you designed a framework yourself, you would have to do the same thing. To me this would be a feature and not a problem. You don't need to worry about the nitty gritty of data access since the framework takes care of it for you.
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>Jamie