>I support a rather compliated insurance application that is curretly in VFP. I have a corporate directive to have part of front end data gathering piece of the application on the web by mid-spring 2003. I am extreamly familier with VFP but never developed a web based application. There are only two of us, application developer and network manager. Time and money are limited. To make a long story short, if I was to decide to use FoxPro as our web database as opposed to MS SQL, here are my questions concerns.
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>1) How secure is VFP verses MS SQL in a web enviornment?

VFP tables and databases have not any security. You can rely only on OS security. MS SQL will give you additional security level.

>2) How/where do I start to gain information on the proper installation and configuration of a VFP Web database from the security point of view.
www.west-wind.com, www.dotcomsolution.com, www.foxwiki.com, ....
>3) What are the top 2 most commonly used verses most flexible web screen design tools that is compatible with a VFP database?

>4) What is the most efficient way to find and hire an experience VFP developer for a tempoarary/part time 1 to 3 month consulting contract basis.

We can offer you outsourcing services of Microsoft Certified Profesianals. You can download #14431 our code of VFPTournament 2002 web application as example.

>5) If I can take only one class, what is the best one for an experienced developer to take that gives me the basics on setting up a Web based VFP database?

First read the Rick Strahl book "Internet Applications with VFP" you can buy it from www.hentzenWerke.com. May be offered by OakLeaf.com .Net classes will be usefull for you