gh,<br>Just my input. I've been doing PB/Sybase since the beginning of '94 and, though it's "fashionability" has waned a bit since then (this is after all a fashion industry, I'm convinced), there still seems to be lots of work. Depending on what town you're in, you can get a feel for it from recruitment shops. I predict that PB code will become almost "legacy", there has been so much written in it, and it is so easy to add enhancements with it. I maintain a big system for a major broadcaster, the system was written in PB2.0 and they are still adding to it as I write this. It wouldn't make sense to rewrite it. Powersoft/Sybase just need to make sure they stay on the edge with the web development stuff. I've played around with their PowerJ java environment, it's gotten a lot of endorsments and putdowns, as any tool will have it's fans and opponents. I would just make sure you get some education in the current frenzy, i.e. html, javascript, java. I'm having to confront learning those and so far javascript/html looks the easiest. Java drives me nuts. Hope that gives you a perspective. jt
