This morning I had occasion to look for some basic information regarding ODBC and I thought I'd start with the Win XP (pro) Help file.

It doesn't take much to excite this VFP fanatic and I thought I'd share this little tid-bit with you.

Searching simply on ODBC and clicking on the first link suggested I was pleased to read the following:

"Using Data Sources (ODBC)
You can use Data Sources Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to access data from a variety of database management systems. For example, if you have a program that accesses data in a SQL database, Data Sources (ODBC) will let you use the same program to access data in a Visual FoxPro database. To do this, you must add software components called drivers to your system. Data Sources (ODBC) helps you add and configure these drivers."

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