Another option we were discussing over in ASP/ASP.net was recycling VFP table records. Blank out the ones you intend to delete and just seek to blank when adding. This is a pretty good technique for VFP web apps...
>Pack ALWAYS lock the table. So, only options:
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>1- Run the pack in the lower web traffic time... The best for you, i think...
>2-Forget VFP and use a best database for the web( Sql Server, Oracle, Interbase)