>>>Hi. I feel a bit lost on this one. One of my clients wants to update data in a database stored "in the cloud", with Azure.
>>>It seems the database server is MySQL.
>>>How is the connection with Visual FoxPro set up? Is there a way to access the data with anything resembling a remote view? How do I set up an ODBC connection - or do I even need one?
>>>What additional information does my client need to find out about the service to which he subscribed?
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>
>>>Hilmar.
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>>You can connect through ODBC.
>>You just have to use proper server name (something like: yourdb.azure.com)
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>Oh, it's that simple??? Thanks!
>
>I do need to know the type of database server, right? For example, whether it's MySQL (my client thinks it is, but he may have it wrong).

Sure, you must know the type of DB :-)