>I am working up a bid for a project which specifies the above subject line as a requirement of the project.
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>Is this in your opinions, a feature that SQL Server contains and VFP does not?
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>I feel that VFP and WebConnect w/VFP database is just the ticket for an Intranet for this medical laboratory to keep track of test viles that MS Access failed with.
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>I know that some other bidders will probably want to use SQL Server, but with 50 users of the Intranet, the cost will be much higher for the database, about $7,000.
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>I feel your Aids test will be safe with VFP, but would SQL Server 7.0 be safer? Any ideas will be appreciated.

You could integrate SDT from Stonefield into your application. If there is a database, table or index error, you could trap for it and repair it automatically.

HTH.