mrgmhale <> wrote:
>> Is there a
>> way to deliver it with an update CD, automate the setup, etc so the
>> data could be converted - all with little or no user assistance?
>
> Gawd, I wish! If you are using VFP remote views, instead of direct
> table hits, it may not be too hard to adapt to the new back end,
> unless you have a lot of hard coded remote views. But, if you are
> using mostly direct table hits this will be a nightmare no matter
> what rdms you choose. I am trying to get my hands around a viable
> approach for this exact situation, where one of my VFP apps uses
> mostly direct table connections. It is going to be a mess, but worth
> it for what I am after. I expect to start that project this early
> summer. Perhaps I will look to you for directions by then (?).
If you are connecting to stored procedures then it's a lot easier.
Stephen Russell
DBA / .Net Developer
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901.246-0159
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