>Let me also assume that your 3 tiers are to be (at least) VFP in #2 and #3. Isn't it a real pity that you have to rely on string functions to pass/parse DATA between the tiers??? Wouldn't we all be far better off if the VFP team had spent some time making it so that recordsets could be passed as needed????
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Well... you can do that... it's just not integrated into the superb cursor/view model that we are all 'spoiled' with in VFP. You have to programatically use ADO.

However, it is my understanding that, other than the COM blocking issues, a major goal for the service pack (not sure if they mean 1st or second) is to integrate ADO into views more smoothly and make them more of an 'internal' class rather than having to use Ken Levy's DBF2RS and RS2DBF.

BTW: Where in MS's marketing materials do they say that VFP is the 'Premier Middle Tier' tool?

>No, by the way, PERL is one of many which has escaped my clutches. But I can tell you that *I* would not go into a product just because it was great with strings. I'd look for a little more than that!
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I agree.

>Cheers,

And to you,
BOb