You could use the free table from two different databases, for instance, with views. But by keeping the table free, you lose some advantages, especially triggers (and therefore, referential integrity).
>Hi all,
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>I have an FPW/VFP6 app where the data is in free tables. I would like to begin modernizing the app to VFP8 (VFP9 after it is gold), one departmental module at a time.
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>My question is, can a free table in use by another application also be part of a DBC? Or do I need to look at CursorAdapters or Views?
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>Once the interface is upgraded for all departments and operations the data will move to MySQL on a Linux server.
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>TIA
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