| Solution |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
| Microsoft SQL Server Back End
|
- Suitable for networking, shared data
- Good performance
- Robust support for data integrity
|
- High cost for smaller businesses
- A user interface requires a Front End program (This is what we provide)
- Reporting requires separate support, normally part of the Front End
|
| Microsoft Access
|
- Lower cost
- Reports can be created and customized by the user
|
- Not suitable for shared access to data
|
| Convert to Visual Foxpro from DOS
|
- Lowest cost option
- The turnaround time for project conversion will be shorter
- This may be a good intermediate step
- It may provide functionality long enough for your purposes
|
- A future version of Windows may disable VFP
- In the future, it may be harder to find professional support
|
| Other solution (Ask!)
|
|
- Custom solutions tend to be more expensive and take longer,
but it doesn't hurt to ask.
|
