>>>>No. the same problem.
>>>>I run the query for an other table with 1200 rows without the TOP clause. The same problem very very slow.
>>>>It seems to me that has to do with the connection or the server or the computer setup.
>>>>The same tasks wark fine on a production environment LAN.
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>>>Do you have SQL Server installed on this computer? Did you try queries in SSMS connecting to the server? How long does it take to connect to the server?
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>>SQL Server installed on this computer : YES
>>Did you try queries in SSMS connecting to the server: YES and the same queries run fine. 1000 records in one second or less
>>How long does it take to connect to the server : Less than a second
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>Did you measure just sqlexec statement?
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>lnSeconds = seconds()
>sqlexec(..)
>=messagebox(seconds()-lnSeconds)
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>Also how long would it take if you try
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>execute sp_ExecuteSQL 'Select top 1000 from Sometable' in SSMS ?

The same qwery In SSMS takes Less than a second while from VFP (connecting via ODBC) it takes more than 20 seconds.