Wayne,

My apology for the misunderstanding, and I see we agree 100%!

cheers

>I was actually referring to .Net as the hammer... it is the answer to every problem. Instead of trying to figure out what might be the best solution to a problem, .Net is being marketed as the only thing you need.
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>.Net could be the answer... or maybe VFP... or maybe Access... or how about Excel... or God forbid you actually suggest an off_the_shelf package. Sometimes the answer might not even be software - it could be that you don't do anything! It could be that you upgrade hardware. People are too quick sometimes to suggest an answer without trying to look at the requirements - and see what other solutions there may be.
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>It has nothing to do with the hammer - the problem is the nail!
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>>>>But the sad truth is that the market has decided that .Net is the tool to use for everything.
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>>>To a kid with a hammer... everything looks like a nail!
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>>... except that software is DESIGNED to be flexible, to be able to create whatever "tool" is needed.
>>The hammer analogy gets lots of play but it really is mis-appropriated when trying to disparage a person who elects to stick with VFP at the moment. A software language is not a physical thing and is purposefully DESIGNED to be able to deliver all manner of business "solutions". Business problems are not "nails" and VFP is nowhere close to a "hammer"
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>>cheers