Hi John.

Your orginal line Message #867667 was:

"For data, SQL Server or Oracle over DBF's any day of the week...take your pick..."

Hence your point was not SQL Server vs Oracle but rather SQL Server or Oracle vs DBF. Hence my reply that the choice between whether to use one or the other (SQL/Oracle or DBF) was application dependent.

iro:

"How many SQL Server apps have your written? How many Oracle apps have your written?"

I have always noticed a certain tone of aggression in your posts. Is this a tactic that serves you well in the legal field? hmmm... I knew a person once who thought the best approach was always to attack. "The best defence is a good offence" he loved to say. But what he failed to realize is that he wasnt under attack all the time, Sancho Panza :)