Geoff,

While "blown out somewhat" is certainly possible, equally possible is an ability to optimize the application so that it can continue fully in VFP.

I've seen a (batch) billing job go from 3 days to 12 hours with no significant change to code (certainly no "redesign"). I've seen an app with 250+ users and 30+ gigs of table data (several tables near 2 gig) have sub-second response time.

Chances are it can be improved. But not without some details of the actual application.

good luck


>Hi Mark
>
>The system we developed has blown out somewhat and is now slowing considerably to the point where some sort of remote server is necessary to remove the network traffic.
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>I am trying to figure out the best way of achieving this and want to consider what alternatives there are in terms of cost and effectiveness.
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>Regards
>Geoff Scott
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>>>Hi
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>>>I was wondering what alternatives there are to SQL Server
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>>Oracle, DB2, ... Do you have any requirements that you are looking for?