>We have a certificate from Verisign. How do you connect a view to a remote SQL server using https?

Verisign has nothing to do with SQL Server. Verisign is used by browsers to encrypt/decrypt data when the accessing secure web sites (HTTPS). SQL Server does not connect using this protocol.

Check out the SQL Server Books on Line (BOL)

Administering SQL Server
   Managing Security
      Advanced Security Topics
         Encryption

You must configure the server to listen on this protocol and you can configure the client to use this protocol by default or use "Network=Dbmsrpcn;" in your connection string to force VFP to use that library.

HTH.