It's really gone. But I read somewhere on the MS-Site that it shall be back in VS2005. There are many people around, which are unhappy with 2003 vs VC6. See for examaple this thread. I still stick with VC6 despite the bad compiler, because the workflow is much better. If anybody has succeeded to integrate the C++-engine ov VS2003 intzo the VC6-IDE (compiler and libraries), I would appreciate any assistance. Christof