Bill wrote >having used FB^3 quite a bit lately, I can say that it is easier for me >to use than FBII - which is saying something! I have to heartily agree with that Bill .. And you know me & my "Hard Head" when it comes to "Writing Code" better than any one else other than Frank Turovich .. At first .. FB^3 was just TOO damn complicated .. Problem was .. I kept getting things backwards .. FB^3 wasn't too complicated .. It was TOO SIMPLE .. And I was confused .. A normal condition for me .. I must point out A "Newbee's Learning Curve" will be much shorter for FB^3 than it is for FB II .. AND .. All ye "Old Hands" at FB II is gonna get a REAL SHOCK when you make that first conversion of one of your "Pride & Joy" Programs .. Brace yourself .. Especially if it be a big one with lots & lots of files .. Like My USA History had 49 .incl files, 2 .glbl files & 2 Def.header files the day I converted .. 'Cause, when them there "Whistles & Bells" of the Conversion starts to Flashity Flash .. Whoopity Do .. If you are the nervous type .. You'll hit a Jug Of Fine Spirits to settle your nerves .. My jug of Old Grandpappy (Good Stuff .. 100 Proof) got tapped real hard Then If'in you sick a "Find & Change" routine on to it .. OH MY .. Ye Timid Souls are in for a SHOCK OF NEAR UNBEARABLE MAGNITUDE .. After all this time .. I STILL brace myself for the event .. A Double Nip of Old Grandpappy .. Folks .. What I'm saying is the WHOLE TRUTH .. FB^3 SIMPLIFIES SO MUCH .. It will confuse you For Instance .. DEF FNs & GLOBALS ALONE .. When I converted my History Program .. The conversion ELIMINATED over 2k lines of ESSENTIAL FB II DEF FNs & GLOBALS code .. Yes dear ones .. 2 Grand .. Over 2,000 lines of "A MUST HAVE CODE" in FB II .. GONE .. FB^3 has a "Built In Intelligence" to understand a SIMPLE .. One Entry .. Where FB II HAD TO HAVE EVERYTHING EXPLAINED TO IT IN DETAIL .. A SIMPLE .. One Entry in FB^3 will get what FB II required UMPTEEN lines of code to get .. One Itty Bitty .glbl file replaced 2 MONSTROUS glbl files, 2 MONSTROUS def.header files & over 350 lines of glbl & def.header related code in my MAIN's header .. An obese "Frankinstien's Grandmother" became a "Skinny Minny Lass Of Beauty" And THAT'S WHAT will get you "Old Hands" confused Your FB II Skill will entice an OVER KILL of unneeded Code in your new environment Joe Wrote >Have the Betas finished their job so that FB^3 is >finally shipping? I keep looking in the mail every day. We ain't Quite Done but we'uns are "In The Stretch" .. I use the term WE very loosely .. 'Cause I'm SO outclassed by the REAL PROs that are on the team, its pathetic .. That Young Troop, Staz, Am Gonna Give You A REAL FINE PRODUCT .. AND .. It will be like a Fine Wine .. Get better as time passes .. You can bet the farm on it Jim Henson,The Vegas Swede, (^_^) s aplenty Las Vegas is the Number One Fun Capital Of The World An Oasis Dedicated To Around The Clock Entertainment Come Often, Enjoy Its Many Pleasures, Stay A Spell And Bring Lots Of Money, Help Keep Nevada Green