But also remember the design of most VFP/Sql apps I've seen (or written) demand very little of server other than basic CRUD. 1 gig of RAM for that kind of backend processing is not a bottleneck unless you have already exceed the recommended number of *simultaneous* users.
>And I understand it is limited to 10 GB size database and certain number of simultaneous users (don't know the number though).
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>>Express is limited to a single CPU and 1 Gig RAM.
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>>>Thank you very much for all your input. Very helpful. I do have currently 3 customers using my VFP with SQL Server. Two of them using SQL Server 2008, I know it is not Express but not sure what exactly. The 3rd one is using SQL Server 2005 Express. Not one of the current customers complained about the speed. But it was my perception that Express will have some bottle necks (I am probably mistaken). The key, of course, is how many users they will have. I sent them an email and hopefully this will determine if Express is an option. I don't mind saving them money if they don't suffer performance.
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