No you do not have to use a DBC you can use free tables. I would reccomend using a DBC from the start even if you treat the tables contained in the DBC as free tables (this will allow using the great features that a DBC offers in the future).

I built a (somewhat) complex web app using ActiveVFP and would reccomend ActiveVFP. It has a small (low) learning curve and gives you a jumpstart into developing web apps. (Kudos to Claud F.)

Einar

>We are preparing to do our first internet application using VFP and I have a very basic question. Do we HAVE to use DBC's and views to access data from an internet application? My preference is to use free tables but I'm not sure if this would work.
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>We haven't yet settled on whether to use ActiveVFP or West-Wind Web Connection.