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>>ADO is the MS solution for this. If you choose ADO, you can use the VFPCOM utility to handle the conversions.
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>I see MS more and more touting XML, even over ADO in some cases.
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>>For ultimate speed, I would look into wwIPStuff and EncodeDBF and DecodeDBF. these routines convert a cursor into a tight text string, and then rebuild the cursor.
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>I didn't know about these functions. I'll jump over to Rick's site and look at them. I can use them in the system I'm currently designing.
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>>If the COM object will have varied clients in the future, I would use either ADO or XML.

Thank for your help, i think so. Where to look for wwIPStuff and EncodeDBF and DecodeDBF, can i get it?

Thanks !