>When you say "Windows based front end", you mean VFP or VB etc., right?

Yeah, that's what I meant.

>IE5 is also Windows-based but requires no maintenance at the client site. Am I >following you?

Yeah, that's the main advantage of using a browser for the presentation layer of an n-tiered application. Plus, its platform independent.

>Do you use a framework for the VFP middleware? Perhaps Web Connection or your >own creation?

No, I don't use any third party tools. I want to stay common the MS's DNA stradegy for distributed application development.

>Do you like the sound of a dual-mode approach:

>VFP middleware
>VFP clients for users on a LAN
>IE5 clients for remotes users on the Web

Yeah, this is the hot setup.

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Peter