>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..


The question is, why would you want to Keep the VFP backend alive when you can support SQL Server?
SQL Server has so much more capabilities, if you restrict yourself because you want to keep the legacy VFP Tables you will regret it.

Which arguments do you have to not move fully to SQL Server and abandon VFP Tables?