No. You still must purchase VFP to develop any apps. Not so with .NET. You *can* get the compilers and framework for free. There are some freeware and shareware developer tools and IDEs available.
>Craig,
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>By that logic, the "entry cost" for VFP is also free. Surely a meaningless proposition.
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>Regards
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>j.R
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer