I don't think you've received good advice so far. It's not a black and white issue, and moreover some folks have vested interests and well-known biases on this topic.

Here are two good wiki pages that summarize the forces that tip any decisions, one way or another, depending on your circumstances.

http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~RemoteViews
http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~MoreOnRemoteViews

FWIW I'm using only SPT these days, but that's due to the project's requirements, not a particular dogma. SPT is definitely the first thing I'd consider for non-trivial applications.

**--** Steve



>My personal opinion is never to use remote views.
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>I am in situation where I must convince a consulting company that is writing a VFP app for us that Remote Views are not the way to go and to use SQL Pass through. Politics are such that I must have documentation backing up my requirement to drop remote views.
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>Does anyone have any documentation or articles that promote SQL Pass through over Remote Views. I have founded limited information on the MSDN web site.
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>Thanx