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Using OLEDB Provider with VFP 6 Database
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Visual FoxPro and .NET
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2000 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01009871
Message ID:
01009897
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11
>Hi,
>
>I'm current working on a ASP.NET application that uses a VFP 9 database as the backend. I also need to access data from a VFP 6 database. Unfortunately, I cannot upgrade the VFP 6 database, because the application that it's used for does not support VFP 9.
>
>I have a couple of questions about this cross version data access.
>
>1) Can I use the VFP 9 OLEDB provider to read data from the VFP 6 database or would I have to stick with ODBC?

Yes. I currently have a VFP 6 application and I read and update the database from ASP.NET via VFP 9 OleDb. No problem.

HTH
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