Hi Richard,
It's my understanding that there are hooks in the VFP 7.0 database to allow for encryption using some Microsoft tools.
I've not looked into this, this is only something I recall hearing (or miss-hearing) at the last devcon.
Daniel
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"If I'm paddling so hard, how come I'm going backwards?" - Pinocchio (while the whale was swallowing him...) 
