>Craig, I think we're talking about two different things here.
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>< The validation routines run on the server. >
>Not in what I'm describing...the validation routines run *between* the VFP client and the back end server. They are *not* stored procedures...in fact, they would execute IN ADDITION to any stored procedures.
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Someplace, a computer has to exist where the business rules actually run. Either the client, an application server, or the data server. I was curious as to where?