>Hi
>I'm a (not so) newly converted myself. The fact is that is the true regarding security.


>You can acheive security for DBF tables using encryption tools, though.

I have to somewhat disagree with this statement. Encryption tools only cover one aspect of security, someone stealing the data. If someone wants to do you harm then they don't care about the contents of the data and encryption does help stop someone doing a replace all field with "ZZZZZZ" to screw you up.

Not to jump on you but I've had several people on here say encryption solves security problems when it really just stops prying eyes, not those that just want to do damage.

Greg


>OTOH, I love VFP and I use its engine extensively. Offline data, dynamic reindexing (why bother server?), local joins, and a lot more.
>The truth is that are database engines far more advanced that VFP data engine. Rushmore is called "query optimizer" and is based on same principles. But this doesn't make VFP less valuable, IMO.
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>>Well there's nothing like a little arrogance from the newly converted hmmm? All those poor ignorant schmucks "playing with their little file based systems like VFP". How sad :(
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>>>You can set things like this up if you like, but if someone wants real security of their database ... they'll migrate to a real database ... and stop playing around with a file based system like VFP.
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>>>It's nice to be able to display your wares like this though.
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>>And what does this mean?