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Is there a property in VFP 9 database (or a VFP setting) that would make all tables of the database to be read only?>>>>>
>>>>>What is it that you are trying to accomplish here?
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>>>>I have some customers that I am converting to SQL Server database (from VFP). The VFP database and tables are still on their drive and could theoretically be accessible. I would like to prevent it without actually deleting the VFP database.
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>>>As Sergei suggested - set the files to readonly.
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>>If this is the only choice, this is what I will do.
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>Basically, they can easily remove the ReadOnly attrribute through Windows Explorer. If they can change the tables outside of your application, there is nothing that you can do.
True. I am thinking that if I could create a trigger in the VFP database that would create a record in some "audit" table of the VFP database whenever any new record is added to any table, it would be help me to prevent a problem.
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