> well, I guess its just perplexing since .NET is really > just Visual C++ 7, and right now custom tags can be > written in C++ 6 right?
That's not true - .NET isn't just Visual C++ 7. While you can write .NET assemblies with the Visual C++ compiler that comes with Visual Studio.NET (if I recall correctly, this is called "Managed C++"), I'm pretty sure that you can also write unmanaged (non-.NET) code with Visual C++, although I haven't tried it. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com