No. That uses OLE DB and still does all the COM interop stuff. If you're going to VFP, I guess you have to use OLE DB.

But what about SQL Server?

>Ummmmm . . . AhHa, wait. Are we talking about System.Data.OleDb with the provider being "Provider=VFPOLEDB.1"? In which case, that's what I have used lately without giving it any thought other than "ODBC warmed over".