Re: BDE vs ADO

From: Rohit Dhamija (rohit.dhamija_at_teleatlas.com)
Date: 07/14/04

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    Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:27:05 +0530

    thanks bruce, actually its not abt cost, we are in a transition stage and
    currently we have to make changes from access 97 to access 2k and in later
    half of the year we have to decide whether to chooose oracle, sql or anyother
    database.
    regards,
    rohit

    Bruce wrote:

    > If you are worried about cost, you might want to check out SQL Server 2005
    > Express. It's in beta, but they've done a lot of work to improve it over
    > MSDE. It's also free.
    >
    > Bruce
    >
    > > If you are doing "serious" database work - I wouldn't use Access at all
    > > - my personal opinion is that it is not too good in a multi-user
    > > environment and tends to corrupt easily. I've run mission critical
    > > stuff (millions of records) for years on MS SQL 7 2000 and never had a
    > > problem (so far!).
    > >
    > > I know MS SQL is pricey - but I think it is worth the money.

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