>>As a result, I make pretty extensive use of the ado recordset's GetString method, which generates the data as a delimited string.
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>Hi Vin. I pass my data as XML between tiers. I am impressed with the speed of CURSORTOXML/XMLTOCURSOR (in VFP) and the read/write xml methods in ASP.NET. I was expecting a major performance hit when I converted from a mostly monolithic LAN based VFP app to a 3-tier ASP.NET/VFP app. Having the data local to the COM compnents has helped to compenstate for the performance hit of XML.

Hey Evan. As I mentioned elsewhere, I use XML a good deal as well -- but the GetString method is a nice supplement, especially when dealing with legacy code or objects that expect ADO (although you could pass XML, then convert to a recordset). Since I've been working lately on apps that are part VB and part VFP, it helps a lot, since the original VB code expects ADO -- it was easier to just change it to grab the ADO string, reload it, and then continue as originally coded.

I'm also impressed by the speed of CursorToXML/XMLToCursor. In fact, if I was starting an n-tier project from scratch I'd definitely make more extensive use of it than I have up until now.

I'm jealous of you folks who are actively working in .NET! I've played with it, but nothing in production yet.