That was what I originally thought but as I said earlier, on first glimpse at VB.net, there is quite a large gap between the two systems and I'm not sure how long it will take me to get up to speed with the new language. At least with ODCL I have the benefit of past experience and some old dialogs and routines from which to redevelop things. As I say, I currently view ODCL as being a bit of a band-aid to hold things together while I brush up on my knowledge but I wonder if it will be worth it if there is no arx available to coincide with the release of 2010 (or very soon after).