>>>>I guess that by the end of this year we could count with a very solid and RAD replacement for the Fox.
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>>>Only one aternative if you hope for cursors - and you already mentioned Lianja...
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>>WinDev has the equivalent of local cursors.
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>The file based table sucked into memory in mobiles as well or just the same interface via Cordoba javascript-cursors ?
>Just because it is called a cursor in JS or Python does not make it certain to share that vfp characteristic - different things called the same name as vfp cursor, although I guess at least SQL is working in Win/Webdev cursors - not guaranteed in Python without writing back into SQLite...


"Cursors" as in the ability to define and create tables on-the-fly in memory which may or may not have a disk presence, create indexes on fields in those tables, add/delete/edit data in those tables, use them in reports and other purposes and then, when closed, they disappear.

WinDev can access virtually any database either natively using it's own built-in drivers or via 3rd party drivers / technology. It also has, like VFP, it's own built in and free database system which they call HyperFile. Hyperfile can be used in two modes; direct access (like VFP DBFs) or in a client/server configuration. You can even switch between these modes easily by changing just a few lines of code). Hyperfile is as fast as Rushmore optimized VFP database but surpasses the limitations of VFP iro 2Gb, encryption, replication, etc. Hyperfile can work on Windows, Linux, and mobile devices too. Hyperfile in direct access mode is suitable for environments where there might be perhaps 30 to 50 concurrent users of the database, depending on load. After that switching to Hyperfile in client/server mode is recommended. For stand-alone apps or small user groups Hyperfile in direct access mode is perfect and super-stable.