>Hi,
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>We have been in the custom app development business (primarily FP and VFP) for 14 years. During the first 13 years, our client base consisted of medium size companies ($50-$500 million in sales), and it was easy to insist that they have a "real" network including a real NOS.
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>More recently, our client base is shifting towards small and very small businesses. We have a POS/Inventory Control app with fully integrated accounting that is attractive to these small businesses BUT...... it is becoming more difficult to insist that they have a "real" network. Most of them balk at the price, especially when they have been a 'Quickbooks and Excel' type of operation from their inception.
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>In some cases we have agreed to a 'Peer to Peer' network with the stipulation that one of the work stations is "server only" and not to be used as a WS.
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>I would like to hear how others who are in the Mom $ Pop market deal with this issue.
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>Thanks,
>
>Ken

Hi Ken,
I have a number of clients that use pier-to-pier sucessfully
with a fairly large and complex VFP 5a app. I find the biggest
cause of corruption is not having a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply)
on all computers. When they do have a data corruption problem, I get
paid by the hour to fix it. :)