>No offence taken, and hopefully none given either. I don't think it is quibbling (that sure is a funny looking word *grin*). I'm not talking about tampering, I'm talking about applications using legitimate means to alter VFP data. Can you do that with SQL Server?
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>You can call your system an RDBMS if you want to. I don't know if you would be correct :)
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>>No offense, but that sounds like quibbling to me.

The fact is that all data is held as files. And any file can be reverse engineered and tampered with. So, if I add the proper security so that a table can't be opened without the DBC, then I could call my system an RDBMS?

OK. I'll do that then!
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Steve;

I see correct as a relative term. Technically, academically, practically (double meaning) and politically are just some forms of correctness. Being “correct” on any mater is of no importance to some and the essence of life for others. What is important is to have an audience that agrees. If your audience is also rich and powerful you will be the authoritive voice on any given subject.

Tom