>>Charles, we've been backend-agnostic since 1995.
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>I think there is more resistance to data stored in DBFs than there is to middle and presentation tiers done in VFP. And it seems in the developer's best interest, as well to, be able to address a backend that has a lot of additional capabilities ( as well as meeting client internal IT policy requirements. )
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Agreed 100%. DBFs are widely perceived, with some validity, as a toy database. Corporate shops in particular don't want their mission critical data stored in anything other than a real database. Just from a CYA standpoint, you can lose your job if something happens to it.