>Hi,
>
>I am using VFP6 and VB6 with SP4 installed.
>I am confused on when to use ADO or
>native VFP instruction to access my database files.
>
>Which way or what should I consider before
>I code my application. Please advise and comment.
>Thank you.

In VB you can't use native VFP so you would have to go for ADO. In VFP you can choose to do the native manipulation or if you prefer a standard way (for both VB and VFP with this app) then choose ADO for VFP too.