>In particular: what sorts of problems does/did PhDbase have.
The biggest problem is that it disappeared from the planet. We rely on a current version and that's about it. What if VFP 8 doesn't support PHDBase anymore? We'd be in a big trouble. That's why this wish is on top of the list for VFP upcoming version to have such capability. We have waited for 10 years to have it builtin. It's about time we have it in VFP. Memo and full text indexing is a must. So, we wouldn't have to rely on a 3rd party product. That should have been part of VFP native engine since years.
>I know that PhDbase is no longer available. Though Neil's FoxPro Resources (
http://www.jjtc.com/Fox/software/phdbase.htm) gives it a glowing recommendation.
So as me as this is the best tool I have found so far. I haven't found anything else that does its job.