>OK - I give up.
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>I have only ever used VFP is XBASE mode.
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>We got MSDE with VFP7 which is (presumably) functionally equivalent to MSSQLS.
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>But how do we us it?
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>Programatically, what do I do to use the server?
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>What are the commands to create a new database, create a new table, etc. I know how to use Views - and presumably we use remote views to manipulate the database - but what happens when we want to create a new database on the fly?
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>And where are our tables stored?
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>David.
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>PS This is my Christmas project - get across MSDE/SQLS so I can promise client/server applications to my clients IF I can't talk them out of it!

1. Start by creating a connection from VFP to MSDE.

create database MyDBC
CREATE CONNECTION MyConnection ;
   CONNSTRING 'DRIVER=sql server;SERVER=(local);UID=sa;PWD=;DATABASE=northwind'

2. Create a remote view to use this connection.

CREATE SQL VIEW MyView REMOTE CONNECTION MyConnection SHARE AS ;
    select EmployeeID, LastName, FirstName from employees

3. Use your remote view as a regular VFP cursor.
(your changes won't be saved to the backend, though)

OPEN DATA MyDBC
USE MyView
BROWSE

4. Launch VFP's help and take a look at "Creating Client/Server Solutions" section under "Using Visual FoxPro" to learn more.