>Hi All
>
>Were converting a VPF desktop application to .Net
>The old application lives and dies on VFP's Rushmore technology for fast data retrieval from .dbf's ranging in size from 350MB to 1.8GB
>
>So what options are there for a fast LOCAL database engine ?
> SQL Server Express has too big a Footprint and the 4Gb database limit is a issue.
> VistaDB looks like a good option but what's it 's performance on large tables like ?
>
If other options won't work for you, you could continue to use VFP data tables/databases with .Net via the VFPOLEDB provider.
Regards. Al
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