...SNIP...

Give Delphi a try. You need to step out the MS product line now and then for a fresh perspective. :)

Jack,

I couldn't agree more. The MS product line is a biased view and was greatly inspired by your statement....

Programmers get sucked into tunnel vision bad. MS doesn't have a lock on the best products, just the best advertising and monopoly. It's been mentioned here in this forum specifically products like Opera's web browser, wow an executable on a floppy - when was the last time you heard of that ! The bloat of some of todays code is staggering and MS is the worst offender...For a real refreshing look at something check out BeOS ( if you can handle it ) a 64 bit operating system that puts NT and 95 to shame ( limited apps, but screw it write your own ). My NT system takes 30 seconds to boot, the same system with BeOS takes only 8 and runs faster. With the coming of Java (albeit slow) and downloadable active X components, Windows CE, palmtops etc. maybe we will see a return to when programmers really begin to consider tight code that is quick simple and efficeint ( hoping the development environments remain as easy and GUI as todays)

Sorry for rambling..I too love Fox and use it daily and can't find a better tool, But that doesn't mean I'm not looking !

Robert Horkay