Check if the query is Rushmore optimizable. I isn't, Foxpro will read all the table through network to find matching records. Also, SET DELETED ON has impact on query execution time, better SET DELETED OFF and HAVING NOT DELETED() clause in query statement.

>Hi there,
>
>last week we installed our software on the client's side.
>Than we found that the network communication is very slow.
>
>Here is what we do;
>
>(At our side the time from question -> answer is about 1 - 2 seconds)
>
>- Let the user enter a clientname or clientnumber
>- Execute a query on a database that is on a server (so that every user has the same (up2date) tables)
>
>At the client's side the time from question -> answer is about 20 seconds!
>
>We do not use any Database manager like SQL-Server, just VFP tables and indexes.
>
>What can I do to improve the performance of this communication?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Erwin