Hiya Rick ----

>>Agreed although VB with Embedded SQL Server 7.0 (coming soon) may be really close.
>
>You're kidding right? SQL Server is a dog compared to VFP in all but super heavy load situations. SQL 7 is noticeably better than SQL 6.5 but still a far
>cry from VFP performance - heck given transaction logging there's no chance.
>

I'm just parroting what I've read (lol). I haven't worked with the stripped down embedded SQL yet (but I have messed with desktop 7.0)....you can always turn off transaction logging (but it defeats the purpose). Anyway, isn't ADO against SQL Server supposed to rival Fox in speed? I don't believe it but others have posted that opinion here.

>Embedded SQL (I'm assuming you're talking about hte desktop version)

I think they are two different things?

>Not a great fan of SQL Server <s>, although some recent tuning and some much
>higher end hardware improved what had become a dead end - at the cost of
>mega $$$...
>

I have to use it....I don't have any complaints with it that I don't have with any other server database.