Just as Developer 2000 tightly integrated with the Oracle Database, and you know what? No matter how ugly Developer 2000 is, it's still the viable tool used by Oracle afficionados.

>>Great idea but I bet it's a LOT of work
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>>I think we'd be better having a true server version of VFP which is marketed as a low end (cheap) version of SQL server.
>>IMO One of the biggest problems with SQL server is the lack of record related commands - it's a real pain just to do something like a Scan loop
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>>Will
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>I realize it is tough to do. Surely the data engine is intertwined with the rest of the language.
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>MS's motivation to do it would be many new sales of SQL server, so we can forget about a cheap server version of VFP. That is OK, as I am very ready to pay for what I want.
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>I am not asking for SQL server to change, just that VFP be a highly integrated front end. You said it better than me: I want record related commands. E. F. Codd would be mad at me.
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>Alex