>Hi. I am a Visual FoxPro user learning VB. I have the "Learner's Edition" of VB.
>I am confused about Data Sources.
>FoxPro has its own tables/databases. Am I correct to say that VB does, not and that it has to borrow data tables from Oracle or Access?
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>Can I use my existing FoxPro tables as a data source for a VB app? Or, can I convert them? Or, can I import them from ASCII?
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>I paid $100 for my VB learner's package. If I do need Access or Oracle tables, would I have to spend $400 for a copy of Access or $2,000+ for Oracle in order to store data in my VB apps?
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>Under what "keyword" would I learn more about this subject?


If you look at the address http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/prodinfo/datasheet/feature.asp , you will see that ADO seems to be only available with the Professional and Enterprise versions.

To know more about ADO, check this site: http://www.able-consulting.com/tech.htm