>Well, here's my 2 cents...
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>Everyone I know that is a *real* DBA says Oracle is a superior product, exactly why, I'm not sure. I know VFP won't really be able to tell the difference. My experience has been MS writes ODBC drivers for SQL, 1st, then Oracle, then Sybase. So you're more likely to get a *flawless* driver for SQL, but again, I believe Oracle is the better product.
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>If you have someone there that's a DBA and knows Oracle, stick with it. If you're all green, I'd go with SQL.
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>Just My Humble and Somewhat Informed Opinion (JMHSIO)


Thanks for the feedback. I agree with you that there are alot of DBAs out there who share that feeling. However, everything I've read about SQL Server 6.5 seems to suggest that Microsoft is closing (has closed???) the gap considerably. I would just like to stick with a MS product as the back-end.

By the way, how would you define a *real* DBA?