>>>The spirit of the message is that Access in no way has the power of VFP. Yes it is simpler to use but in a direct comparison I believe most 'power users' will choose VFP. >>> >>>As proof, look at the Jet engine as it develops & you will see more & more FoxPro data engine 'parts' being added to Jet. First there was Rushmore support & now FoxPro indexes included in Jet. >>> >>>Tom >> >>What is Jet engine? >> >>I want to say that if MS enhances Access with the power of VFP (don't forget is a newer DBMS and it doesn't have all the "old things" and doesn't have to support everything in the back) and drops VFP (I really hope Bill won't do it)... we all will have to move to Access (or something else). > >Vlad > >Jet Engine? Those little things that hang down under an airplane! (s) > >Actually it is the 'Jet' Database engine. Just the core code that Access & VB uses for DB operation. They call it Jet because it sounds fast.... (G) > >Tom > So, in terms of accessing databases, which is faster? Access or VB or VFP? -Alvin .