>What I meant was is XML the only way to query back-end?
>Is IE5 the only browser to support that?
>Thanks Mark


No you can use VFP class that abstracts all that stuff and can query for a VFP cursor, XML or an ADO recordset. All over HTTP...

If you're using a browser or other non-VFP client - yes you need to use XML (or you can send plain POST vars with the same name too).