>Which is a better approach in managing database?
>1. Pure Buffering feature
>2. Combination of Buffering and BEGIN/END Transaction
>3. Pure BEGIN/END Transaction
>
>What's the significance of Buffering feature in VFP when TRANSACTION can do what Buffering can?

Jane,

First transactions do not do what buffering does, second you can not use a transaction unless the cursors are buffered.

Buffereing gives you control over when and if the user's edits will be saved. Transactions wrap a series of data changes into a single all or none operation.