>>>StrataFrame is especially good for VFP programmers. The developers designed it for the VFP programmers working at their company with the goal of getting them productive ASAP. With basic c# (or VB .NET) and WinForms knowledge I was productive very quickly with StrataFrame.
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>>>I, too, am using Strataframe and like it very much.
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>>I've never used Strataframe.
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>>A quick look at their pricing I see client access licenses for some server side component. Is that something that is required to use Strataframe?
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>>Just curious.
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>I looked it before and I didn't like it for that. I don't have problems with SQL-SERVER. Why I need another layer between me and SQL-SERVER?
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If you won't ever need to access any data other than SQL Server, you don't.