>Hi Experts,
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>I would like to show an indicator on my VFP Form that shows the connection status (online or offline) of its connection handle. So far, I have come across "mysql_ping" (for PHP). Any VFP function that can do such?
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I would seriously consider the importance of this feature. Database connections are expensive. In general you want to be connected as little as possible -- connect, issue a SQL command, and disconnect. As far as I know that's no less true of MySQL than any other database.