> Was? So what happenened, where did it go, why isn't it still filing the role you are aiming at?

VB6 still runs an astounding amount of apps that are used by millions of people every day.

I know you're not implying anything, but, there's several hundred billions of dollars done in the US annually with just VB6, excel macros, and shitty Access DBs. It's incredible, really.