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From: bwilson@gate.net (Brian Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Visual Basic vs. PowerBuilder
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Before I could do anything to stop it, Jon Barron wrote:

> So? PowerBuilder does not offer .VBXs. This alone can make or break a project.

While you cannot *create* VBX's with PowerBuilder, you can *use* them as 
user-defined objects.

Myself, I have yet to see a situation where being able to use VBX's made 
or broke a project.

--

Arrogantly twisting the sterile canvas snoot of a       | a-Henh!
fully charged icing annointment utensil, he poots forth |   
a tiny green rosette near the summit of a dense but     |      Brian
radiant muffin of his own design.			|      Wilson
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We miss you, Frank!                                     |