>I agree with your comments. I think creating an issue around SCAN/ENDSCAN is >misplaced.


Absolutely. The issue of Scan...Endscan should never have been trotted out by Mr. Ryan as it is rather inconsequential in the grand scheme of things<s>.

>I don't see that ADO brings any great benefits to a normal VFP implementation. >I think as a trade off to remote views, it doesn't compare. With that said, >though, I think it can be very handy to use in places other than our 'normal' >database programming.

For regular implementation - often not. Once again, it depends on what you need to do with the data. If you need to pass recordsets around to different processes or needing to access data via the Web, ADO is a good choice.

>When I develop in VB I will use ADO and when I develop for DHTML ADO will be >very useful.

What about VB or DHTML as a front end - with a VFP Middle tier. Would'nt you use ADO then?