Even in VFP8, you can't bind an ADO record set directly to a VFP grid. The CursorAdapter converts the ADO record set to a cursor.


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>Another approach is to use ADO instead of XML. In that case, speed is not an issue, althoug ADO is not as easier to pass across the web, for example. Another issue is that you can't bind an ADO recorset right to a grid (not until VFP 8 CursorAdapter class).
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>Hope this helps. Tell me if you have further questions.