Currently we use mdb, SQL, Universe, and Pick. Have a requirement to build an app that allows scalability from desktop to server.

Therefore Access no good, really only a desktop db which can be stretched to a server environment.

SQL needs NT to run as server app...no desktop version for Win98 or Wind95

Universe/Pick don't even go there...large scale db...can be run on desktop but needs "Objects" to interface with vb, so out of clients price scale. Actually wouldn't be a bad option if the end users would anti up at the start of the project. Hmmm...can scale from one user on win98 to over 1000 on a server...still price is going to kill that one.

Anybody..........