>>>>>>VFP supports ADO *NOW*. You don't have to wait for 6.0.
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>>>>>I wasn't aware of that. Why is MS saying that VFP6 will support ADO (without mentioning that VFP5 does it already)? Is the support more robust, perhaps? Actually, I can probably answer that by simply saying that advertising this as a distinct feature in VFP6 will provide an incentive for an upgrade. :-)
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>>>>I'm not sure, but I believe ADO support is built into 6 whereas you had to use an add-on (ActiveX controls maybe) to do it in 5?
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>>>Nope. ADO is ActiveX (that's what the A stands for). The answer is that VFP 6.0 does a better job of creating Automation Servers for the middle tier, thus making them a more viable solution.
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>>Craig,
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>>Just wanted to clarify. You mean that ADO is still ActiveX in 6?
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>Yes....and ADO will always be ActiveX.

Thanks for the info.