>>I'm working on a small MS Access to C# WinForms conversion project. I have to decide which database to use. The client will most likely want to take the data home, so SQL will not be an easy option.
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>>I could do it in Access, which he knows and I hate, or I could do it in VFP, which I know. It's going to be one of these two, as I'm not
>>interested in learning another DB at this point.
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>>I guess I'm just looking for thoughts....
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>Why won't SQL be an easy option ? backup, restore at home. SQL Express is free.

We're talking about someone who has never even HEARD of Sql. For us it;s a no brainer. To some people, an install wizard would panic them.

He's already got to install my app. The database should be transparent.