hi- i was recently a student but not any longer. I should have grabbed an academic copy of delphi on my way out the door when i graduated from college last year (poor planning...i am kicking myself). I am disabled and work part time and am on ssdi. I confused everyone when I mentioned the classes i use to take and that i was working part-time. It certainly made it seem like i am currently a student and i apologize. I will check maybe with a couple places and see if i can get a deal if i am disabled and do NOT build anything commercial. Maybe they cant get me a price any cheaper than what they already offer but they might take an extra minute to clarify a license issue if am confused. Thanks for writing. I will come up with some ideas eventually. I have lots of free time to think about it. I hope i can write some sqlite software tools or other free software soon. thanks, jim