>Correct. All valid points again. But I've used DBF format for my POS systems. So if MS some how kills DBFs along with VFP, I'll be forced to redo my DB too, not just my code.
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Yes. Certainly not a trivial matter but it can be done. If I were in your shoes I'd look closely at migrating your POS apps to SQL Server 2005 as part of any new major revision.

What POS apps do you work on, by the way? Here we sell, support, and develop reports and add-ons for Microsoft Retail Management System among other things..