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>I know I'll get shot for this but, yes, I would bail on the use of DBF files completely, we have. I'd go ahead and use MSDE for this application. In the event that it ever out grows MSDE, all you need to do is plug in SQL Server. NO APPLICATION CODE CHANGES will be required... you get instant scalability, instant security, instant remote administration, scheduled live backups, oh the list of things you get with a "real" database goes on and on... <g>
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>Hope this helps...

I think you may be right about this, although my apps have not had table problems in quite some time.

Where can those of us VFPers without SQL experience get the basics we need to get started? Native VFP tables have become so easy, it's important to be gentle....

Also, where do YOU stand on the "Views vs. SQL Passthrough" controversy?

TIA