In the ADO.net chapter of "C++.net Step-by-Step" by Microsoft Press they talk about accessing data from a wide range of databases using ADO.net. They also present a list of candidate databases:

SQL Server,
Oracle,
Sybase,
Access,
and so on...

I guess VFP qualifes as "and so on"? The author's name is Jualian Templeman. I think he owes us an explanation.!

Charlie