Sorry Jim, please see my response to Dean.
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http://www.microsoft.com/sql/express/>
>And your point is?.... Does it address the "realistic" part? I don't see that it does.
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>Looks like I'm gonna need more than a link to get your point.
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>cheers
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>>>MS - KenL at least - needs to acknowledge that DBFs are the only affordable/realistic option for thousands of businesses out there