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Ted, It is my *opinion* that since they are building embedded BASIC, it is unlikely that they will move to a native code compiler. In fact, it is further my opinion that there are many more important things to be doing other than that. They could be working on a debugger, speeding things up so that it is as fast as embedded C and essentially building more functionality into the language. Since the language engine will soon be a part of Windows, the overhead to the programmer and user would be minimal and the possibilities are endless. One nice feature will be support for embedded BASIC from *within* VB apps. Given the current trends in hardware and software, I think a native code compiler is is a low priority. Just my opinion. One caveat, of course, is that it is essential that we get a way to write DLLs in BASIC but it seems to me that this could be another, lower level, product. What things thou? -=- Jonathan There is 1 Reply.