>My company has a legacy system running pure VFP8.
>One of our client wants to move to sql server as a back end.
>We thought about rewriting the app using c#.
>But have decided to use the same VFP code and simply adding SQL server capability...... with same table structures.
>
>So, the app can run in full VFP mode. or full SQL SERVER mode.
>
>Can anyone make an argument AGAINST doing such thing?
>
>Thanks in advance..
I have a very large vertical market application that works in either VFP database or SQL Server database. The same application, depending on the customer's needs and budget.
So it is very much possible. I use VFP 9 with Cursor Adapter for almost all data manipulation.
HTH
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