Kevin,
I agree, it sounds remarkable that OLEDB seems quicker than local tables, that certainly isn't the party line!
Of course, there is more than just SQL going on here. How many fields/records are there? That SCATTER MEMVAR...INSERT loop could be pretty inefficient if there are lots of fields and/or rows. Why not replace it with
Select results
Append from DBF('test')You might also consider USE ... NOUPDATE NOREQUERY though I doubt that has much to do with it.
Finally, I believe both the OLEDB and native VFP will "cache" tables between queries, sometimes yielding much quicker queries the second time around. I'm wondering whether it is possible to correct for this in your C# version?
Regards
j.R
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yet: suffer us to famish, and their store-houses
crammed with grain; make edicts for usury, to
support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act
established against the rich, and provide more
piercing statutes daily, to chain up and restrain
the poor. If the wars eat us not up, they will; and
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