>>Hi All
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>>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
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>>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 ?
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>>Your recomendations would be most appreciated.
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>SQLExpress is fast and extremely reliable on a reasonable desktop.
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>4 Gig database size is 2 Gig bigger than VFP. Multiple databases can each be up to 4 Gig.
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>Security, backup, and reporting built in.
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>We have many customers using it with great success.

SQLCe now has a desktop license available.