>THE VFP ADVANTAGE
>==================
>But if you 're trying to develop on a OOP language WITH Relational Database
>, VFox is better with DBF's than VB is with MDB's.

True, Rushmore makes VFP much faster than VB's DB Access.

>
>THE VFP DISADVANTAGE
>=====================
>But if you'll use any CLIENT-SERVER database ( like ORACLE, MS-SQL SERVER,
>etc...) you should take a closer look at VB, VC , CONTURA ( ex- Gupta SQL
>Windows), PowerBuilder , OPTIMA++, or Delphi. ( The only ones I know )
>
> - The Advantage ?
> - THEY CAN ACCESS SERVER BASED DATABASE DIRECTLY !!! And Until now I
>still need the "sluggard" ODBC to do it with VFP 3.0 ( I hope 5.0 can do it
>Better !)

I really dissagree. VB doesn't access a SQL server (or any ODBC source) any diffreent than VFP. The advantage: Database commands. I have recently had to use VB to access a SQL sever and it *SUCKS* (IMHO, of course)! Show me another way of accessing a remote server besides ODBC (or direct calls ala Borland).

Secondly, ODBC is really not that slow. If your server is configured properly, your users will not be waiting that long. They will complain about Word's slow init time (s) long before complaining about your app's response time....

My 2 cents,
Scot.