VFP 9, SP2 has recently been released and basically ends development of VFP from Microsoft. However, it will be supported through 2014. (see http://msdn.com/vfoxpro). This does not mean your VFP applications will stop working, just that after 2014 Microsoft will no longer provide support.

Without knowing some specifics on your needs, it is difficult to recommend one product over another. Kevin has recommended SQL Server, which is a great product, but you will still need to develop a front-end application in some language to use it.

>Hi everybody,
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>I haven’t been developing VFP programs for about one year now. We need a database and I want to convince my company to use VFP if this is right of course.
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>Some people in the company say that VFP is not supported by Microsoft any more. They believe that we shouldn’t spend money on something that might be obsolete very soon.
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>I was wondering if someone can give me some leads, so I get a solid idea on this.
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>Thank you,
>Ali