Hi Kevin,

the new generation of N-tier systems are always built on the "virtual system" concept, i.e. you create a system which consists of loosely coupled objects. If one object is down (its server is down, for instance), the entire system is still alive. You will be able to plug new object in as you go, and plug the old objects out, but the system does not lose its integrity.

The only VFP-based framework to create portal-based virtual systems is available from http://www.arnicacorp.com. Check it out. There is a full functional demo from this site. It is all 100% Fox.

I hope you will like this approach.

Igor.