>>Hi,
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>>I'm wondering if anyone has any solid reasons to choose Visual Foxpro over Microsoft Access, or the opposite for a small graphical (mainly charts) database application? Sites that compare the two would be appreciated also.
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>>Thanks.
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>Hi Michel
>Just my view only but...
>VFP has the performance edge, but you really need to know what you're doing.
>So if you're a serious, professional developer and intend doing other apps then VFP is the go.
>For a one off, small system - Access.

I agree fully. Access is more of an end user's tool that allows minimal programming. It has good wizards that hold your hand through a lot of tasks, but the language doesn't provide the flexiblility of VFP. Or data access speed. If you want to get into something for a longer term, go with VFP.