I'll second your recommendation... I love working with SQL Server and Foxpro together. Heard Oracle is solid also if you have the money for it... Renoir



>VFP running with an SQL Server backend is a match made in heaven from what I hear in general.
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>You get all the advantages of a secure data back end but you have all the power of VFP to do advanced processing locally.
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>I have heard that Oracle is a very expensive solution (but I often hear wrong)
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>>Hi,
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>>I am looking for a solid, reliable and secure database to replace the foxpro/clipper dbf files format since it lack security and etc.
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>>Anyone had any good recommendation for me as I might be using
>>VFP or VB to code my application, but I still can't decide on
>>which database to use. Access is limited by feature such as 1G
>>in file size only and other.
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>>If anyone had use database like Filemaker, Btrieve or Pervasive SQL and maybe other as their database for their application, pls comment on their cons and pros plus any good recommendation.