Jim,

>>Perhaps on that PC, but if your database is on SQL server, the connection will close, SQL will notice that, roll your stuff back and continue.
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>Gotta love that don't you?

Yea baby! I am not going to say SQL data never gets curupted and I am not going to say VFP databases ALWAYS gets currupted but VFP is as close to ALWAYS as SQL is to never.

>>With a VFP ap, you could basically corrupt the database and stop production of ALL users.
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>Yep.... that's not going to be good for business. < s >

Our user tend to hate it, and blame us! Here's a question I don't ever want to ask one of my users again:

"Miss, how is it our (software vendor) fault that someone (probably the caller) in your office tripped over the network cable and it came out of the machine while you were executing the payroll run?

>>I would rather work WITH a tool than around or against it!
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>I couldn't have said that better myself. Great line!

Thanks, I get lucky once or twice a decade.

BOb