>>you may get faster data access than SQL Server.

On really large data sets, I doubt it. SQL is pretty fast...

If inheritance is the # 1 most over-inflated 1-up VFP has over others, the speed of the local DB engine may be the the #2 most over-inflated feature with respect to comparing VFP to other products...

>Poor man's SQL Server. Actually, if the data is on the same machine as the COM Server, you may get faster data access than SQL Server.
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>Charlie