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>1) How do you pass data around?

> a) SQL Passthrough (SQLExec etc.)
SPT - Most of the time, Remote Views for reports.
> b) Remote Views
I have found them harder to maintain, than SPT. RV, are simplier to get started, but if you change the stru on the backend (server) then you have to recreate the RV. - So SPT. Most of the time.
> c) ADO
I stay away from ADO.
d) XML
VFP is Too New to get envolved with XML (unless you absolutly need it)
e) COM objects
2) Do you use a framework? If so which, and is it better than sex?
No I wrote my own.

>3) How many tiers do you use?
a) Two: Client and Server. for Desktop apps, but Web apps 3 tier.
on web apps, using a middle tier is for html display,.


>4) What question would you like to have included on this poll? And which questions (other than this -- no recursion allowed -- it leads to too many bugs) are beyond unbelievably stupid into and into the realm of transgalactic stupidity.

Learning Curve Took me about 6 months to get a solid framework worked out. and to truly understand how client server, (sql servers) best interacted with VFP data. But, its sort of like working with class's oop, once you get it, at least for me, I would never go back to using DBF's (except for metadata. ) using ODBC, is quick. Even over a 56K dialup. the best of a desktop app, served over the net. For me it was worth the effort.

Bob Lee