>I'm currently using dbf and planning to switch to SQL database, my choice would be SQLServer Express or Oracle Express, both are free, 4GB, which one is the better choice for VFP?

If the 4GB might matter in the future I'ld look into alternatives: PostgeSQL stays free even for huge installs, but if you need a commercially established db look into DB2. On the feature level of the entry versions it wins clearly in our evaluations.

regards

thomas