Yup...several ways. VFP front end with MySQL back end is best for performance. Also pretty easy to set up and work with. You have to stop thinking about dinking with the data files and think more in terms of data sets (that you then manipulate locally and discard when finished with.)
VFP front end with a VFP COM backend...worked surprisingly well, but wasn't really reliable. Had to reset the COM server system every few days. VFP front end with VFP DBF files on the backend...using OpenVPN to provide SMB and file mapping....also using Hamachi (from Logmein) to provide VPN services now. Very slow...if the DBF files stay under 10kb, you'll be okay, but even opening and closing files is slow. Just not the right technology (DBF files) for Internet use. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Data on the Internet From: Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 10/3/2011 4:35 PM Has anyone written a VFP application that accesses data on the Internet instead of locally? _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
