Hmmm, I'm pleasantly suprised as well, but it must have slipped past their "kill all references to VFP" filters. <s> It does seem a little strange since the VFP ODBC driver is no longer being updated or even included in the MDAC ODBC driver set.
>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.
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>It doesn't take much to excite this VFP fanatic and I thought I'd share this little tid-bit with you.
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>Searching simply on ODBC and clicking on the first link suggested I was pleased to read the following:
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>"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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>cheers