Gosh, another one to analyse...

>>Believe whatever you want JR....

Not whatever I want. Whatever makes business sense. I keep saying it.

>>In your case, you opted to employ .NET as opposed to Fox-based solution - so along the way - you saw the light...

We employed dotNET for a UI because it made sense. we used VFP on the server because it made sense. They both made sense in the particular context. That is the only "light" we saw, and it is the same light we have used throughout business.

People can use dotNET, VFP, Delphi, Java, Oracle, SQL server... you name it... they can pick and choose and STILL remain 100% true to the "business sense" strategy.

Which is why I do not criticise people who move to dotNET. If it makes business sense, of course they should do it. Equally, if it makes sense to stay with VFP, that is just as valid.

IMHO the intellectual flaw comes when somebody picks a subset of available options and insists it is always right. How could that be? There is a myriad of business scenarios, including my own where use of VFP makes great sense on some scenarios, just as use of dotNET for UIs serves a business need.

Therein lies the main difference of opinion between us. And it is a boring difference, so we should not be imposing it on everybody else.