>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).
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>>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

Hello Hilmar,

Until the conversion is complete the tables have to remain free. But with views, a lot of the work is done when I start using MyODBC to connect to the data.

Thanks