Bob:

Thanks for the insight. What youu responded with is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for.

>>Sorry for long reply, but this is my suggestion, learn about it, install >>msde, for free, and get to know it. VFP7 is shipping with it. I for one say >>sql all the way. any sql based solution over dbf's these days. In my >>experience, the perform better, and are more stable than opening shared flat >>files.

What is MSDE? How do I get it?

Thanks much,
Bill