Thank you Doug for this response as well as the advice at DevCon. Very informative. Will follow the advice on both counts.

Alex

>Hi Alex.
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>It was nice seeing you again at DevCon.
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>>We use a directory for each company and imagine this translates into one DCB for each.
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>Yes, but I would continue to stick with multiple directories, each containing a complete data set (where a data set is the DBC and the set of tables).
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>>Is it best to have a separate DBC for installation-wide tables, such as those related to the framework?
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>Yes. That way, all the common tables (and their DBC) go in one place and the company-specific ones go in the various company directories.
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>Since you already have SDT, it can make this process very simple for you, including the conversion of the tables from 2.6 format to VFP format at client sites (something that isn't easy to do otherwise).
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>Doug