If you want to keep the VFP front end, but are unhappy with the network performance of VFP as a file server on a WAN, you have alot of options:

(1) USE DCOM to a call methods on a remote VFP COM server via your network.

(2) Switch to SQL Server on the back end.

(3) Use XMLHTTP to call methods on a VFP COM server via HTTP.

(4) Use the West-Wind framework.

Also, If you choose to use VFP data, it best to have it located on the same machine as the COM server to maximize your available bandwith.

Charlie