>Hilmar,
>
>>I recommend you start using database tables. You miss a lot if you don't.
>
>I think in database tables we should setting up the usage of tables in all program we'll
>make 'Cause we could not use one of the table within the database tables anymore for
>another program.
>Database tables using compound index, is it more saver than free table since one compound
>index for one table although it can consist of many structural index (tag index)
>
>Could you tell me the advantages of using database tables rather than using free tables ?

One important disadvantage, of course, is the lack of compatibility you mention. If you need to access your data from old FoxPro, you may need to continue using free tables.

Some of the things you can only do with tables in a DB:

Long field names (break the 10-byte limit).

Transactions

Referential integrity

Triggers (referential integrity uses triggers)

Field-level validation, and record-level validation (I don't use this, and prefer to use triggers instead)

HTH, Hilmar.

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