>Hello All!
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>I learned Visual FoxPro without any prior knowledge of the older versions. My question for all of you is this:
>Can VFP access data from within a FP2.5/6 datbase? And, if it can, will it directly connect to it, or do you need to use the ODBC drivers and approach it from a Client/Server stand point?
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>Thank you, Tony C.
VFP will treat Fox2.x table as 'Free table' and can use it the same way as any other table. The onlu thing you have to remember: if you modify structure of this table using 'VFP Modify Structure' the table will become unaccessible (but can be recovered) for Fox2.x users.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant