>>>>Could you give me the url for that FullContact software?
>>>http://www.spectralcore.com/fullconvert/index.php?app=fc-ent&trial=0&from=helpweb
>>>You'll probably want the Enterprise version.
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>>From a quick look this is for the upsizing process - can it be used to apply schema changes "across" different backends in deployed installations as well ?
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>>regards
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>>thomas
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>I only use it to migrate data from VFP data to SQL databases already deployed and have never attempted to modify a SQL schema based on VFP structures. I use Database Deployment Toolkit from Microfour (Strataframe), which uses SMO, to store SQL schema metadata and modify existing SQL deployments. Unfortunately DDT is no longer a standalone product and is only available as part of Strataframe, but I hear that Red Hat's tools are very good for this with SQL server, though they use scripting rather than SMO.
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>FullContact works well for moving the VFP data to SQL, once the mapping has been tweaked. The author is pretty responsive to both questions and suggestions so it is probably best to shoot him an email about the strengths/limitations of other aspects of the product. I think there is also a full working evaluation available on the website.

What is SMO?