thanks - I will be giving them a look at least - what are the "pains" you refer to?

Ken

>I've used Great Plains before. As with any accounting package, it has a nickname. In this case, "Great Pains". But you can buy the necessary tools to tie into it.
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>PF
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>>Hi all,
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>>Is anyone aware of any financial accounting products based on SQL Server (other than VAM)? VFP on the front end is not a requirement though it would be nice. What is necessary is the ability/right to read/write data to/from the backend from my own applications and to distribute the accounting system as an add on to my product - for a royalty of course.
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>>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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>>Thanks,
>>Ken