You can add the dataabase to all your projects as long as it's not included in the application (which it isn't by default). You can still just use SET PATH to set a path to the location of the tables. Remote views are for accessing data through ODBC.

>I want to have several copies of an app that reference the same databases located on a windows network. How do I not include the databases in the project? What is the stratagies used? In 2.6 I just issue a
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>SET PATH TO home.dir, data.dir, etc.
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>What do I do in VFP?
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>Do I put the tables where they are to stay and use remote views from the start???
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>Thanks