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>As you are so fond of saying... Where is the proof of his statement? What REAL evidence did he present to make his case? What tests or benchmarks did he quote? Answer: NONE
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>I don't see in his statement where he is making absolute statements and presenting them as fact. He says:
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>"As a FoxPro user you may have concerns about the performance..."
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>He uses the word may. He does not assume you do have concerns about performance.
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>He asks the following question:
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>"Have you found your FoxPro database has to be re-indexed frequently to prevent data corruption?"
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>What is wrong with asking the question. He is not making a statement that data is always being corrupted.
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>He makes the following statement:
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>"If you system is getting on in years and/or is poorly documented, the risk of
>having significant data integrity issues is high."
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>Two observations. First, this is a rather generic statement. i.e., it is not slanted toward Fox, eventhough the context may lead you to that conclusion. Second, for the most part, this is a true statement. Otherwise, we would not have need to replace aging systems. At the very least, one of the biggest motivators for replacing older systems would not exist..
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>He goes on to make the following statement:
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>"If you are using FoxPro business applications regardless of the
>level of business context, the time has come to consider migrating
>to a state of the art Microsoft database like SQL Server."
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>All he is saying is that it is time to consider SQL Server. In the context, he is saying that if you have an aging Fox application that is subject to data corruption and data integrity problems, the time has come to consider SQL Server.
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>What is wrong with that statement? I have always been a close reader, paying attention to detail. Law school has made me turn it up a few notches. Upon close examination of the guy's statements, I see nothing wrong. It is a marketing and sales piece.

Hi John,

I would say it's more like impressionist artwork. With close look you see nothing but painted dots, but as a whole it gives you the certain impression and a mood...
:)