>Steve ---
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>There is an Oracle Objects DLL that you can use in VB...I forget the exact name...I am assuming that it is also useable in VFP but I've never tried it...supposedly it is faster than ODBC.
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>>Is it possible to connect to and query an Oracle database without going through ODBC? We all know that ODBC tends to slow things down considerably, can it be bypassed?

Interesting, that was not brought up in our meeting today with the Oracle consultant assigned to us. I'll have to remember that and ask.

Thanks,
Steve