>Methods and properties, on the other hand, are somewhat in a middle-level *and* the reside in the Server. Accordingly, it seems sensible to assume that there would be exactly one copy of them (as opposed to buffers in EACH client's area). It is *NOT* the tables that I am worried about, it is the program properties and variables. Think of any program accepting a parameter, and how that parameter typically gets stored into some memvar for later use. Well, if a second client comes in with the same parameter, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT MEMVAR???

I think this is just like in the file/server arena. Each client has their own "environment" which stores all kinds of things such as variables, forms loaded into memory (with their properties and methods etc), workspaces open with which tables, on which records with which filters etc. None of this can be shared between clients as it exists in an unshareable memory assigned to the client. To share info between clients it must be written to disk (ie to a table).

I'm not sure I understand what your concerns are with VFP as the server. All this is determined by VFP the client.