Take a look in the UT knowledgebase for article called something like "Access vs foxpro". Has some great comparisons of foxpro to many languages and why it is a good choice. ALso check the faq "maximum size of a VFP database" for some outer limits of what VFP is capable of.

>This kind of thread has been discussed here time and again. But folks, you can help us highlights VFP's power by sharing your interesting thoughts and reasons "Why using Visual Foxpro?" in developing software solutions. We will summarize all answers and we'll include it as part of our presentations on October
>20-21 in a Five Star hotel which will feature the launching of ACCOUNTING PLUS & PAYROLL PLUS for the Enterprise purely done in Visual Foxpro. We are expecting hundreds of attendees from different companies both medium & large scales. We just want to emphasize VFP as a viable tool in developing software applications today especially during press conference.