>I am trying to make sure I head down the best path. I am using VFP 6 and we have four warehouses that are all connected via TCP/IP over a frame relay network, minimal bandwith and fairly slow ping rates (90 to 180ms).
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>I have several apps using VFP and want to run a client / server situation. Currently they run stand alone and FTP the tables weekly to keep the unit updated. I was considering using MS SQL Server, does any one recommend this solution or another?
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>One more twist, is some of the users are sales people that currrently take their laptop in the field and would need to use the 'central' data in an offline envirement.
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>Any thoughts or directions you have had sucess will would be great to hear about.

I'm not usre how the slow bandwidth will affect things, but typically for a disttributed environment, SQL Server is a good choice. You should investigate SQL Server's replications features in detail to determine the best method based on your data needs and bandwidth and . For the salespeople, you might want to look at MSDE for the offline data if you go with SQL Server.