>>I think I'll begin to count your errors.
>>Error 1. This is not true at all. There are several ways to protect the DBFs from access by a user that has to have access to the application.
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>>1. You can run the app as a different user.
>>2. Run via a COM solution or webservice
>>3. Run on TS/Citrix
>>4. Use advanced userrights to prevent listing of directories, deleting of files.
>>5. Use cryptor to encrypt data (does not prevent delete and change, but does prevent unauthorized reading)
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>>I'm not going to say that is sufficient to match SQL servers security. Not at all, but your statement is plain wrong...
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>>Walter,
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>I could probably strap wings to a washing machine and eventually figure out how to make it fly too......

Sounds like a lot more fun and a much more worthwhile pursuit to me too, John. <s>