>I have two computers running Windows 95, connected via
>peer-to-peer TCP. I read the book 'Using VFP 3.0', and it only
>explains the use of ODBC, and establishing connections...
>so I created a test database about 1 million records
>in one computer (Using Foxpro DOS), then running VFP 5.0
>on the other computer, established a connection and a
>remote view...
>Isn't this setup incomplete? I thought that I need a
>database server on the remote side of the computer. And
>do the ODBC need to be installed on both computers?
>Can VFP serve as database server? What is the mechanism
>by which the two computers pass database-manipulation
>commands?


FoxProAdvisor has an article in the July 97 issue that goes into some of the issues about using VFox both as not only a client but as a server, too. You need version 5.0 to act as a server.

Once you have your network established, the "Client" VFox app can connect to the "Server" VFox app using ODBC. I haven't tried it, but it looks pretty interesting.