>>I had a conversation about application design with an associate today and decided to post a question.
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>>When is it best to use a system data table and when is it best to use .mem files? I guess in certain circumstances it's obvious, but we were wondering if there is a set of guidelines that can make the decision process easier.
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>>TIA
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>Personally, I prefer dbf, but it's really question of developer's taste.
You can also try to use .CFG text files, there was a good article on that in January's FoxPro Advisor.
Nick Neklioudov
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3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro
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