Re: Embedded Interbase?

Bryce K. Nielsen wrote:

> Stand-alone EXEs would use them. Think, for example, an application
> like QuickBooks. It uses Access (I think), but the end user doesn't
> know, nor care, nor see anything going on "behind the scenes".
> There's no service running, etc. It's all contained or "embedded"
> within the application. If I didn't use a database for the app.
>
> I'm writing, then I'd have to figure out some other kind of in-memory
> data representation and storage, probably via XML files. I prefer
> using a database, especially since I'm using Delphi, but I don't want
> my clients to have to ever bother with administering the database.
>

Have you seen this (delphi only ;-)):
http://fhasovic.blogspot.com/2005/05/delphi-unit-to-embed-firebird-into-
exe.html

and
http://fhasovic.blogspot.com/2005/05/delphi-unit-to-embed-firebird-into-
exe_17.html

BTW, with Firebird embedded, best part is this: you can change it in 2
minutes. Once you have everything running with the embedded server, you
just need to install the server (easy to download, install with a few
clicks), and change the conection string. In your aplication, you don't
need to change nothing more, even the DLL for embedded will be the
same. (The DLL it's "smart" - when you connect locally, it will run as
a embedded server, if you try a TCP/IP or NetBEUI connection, it will
act as a client and it will redirect the calls to the calling server).


> -BKN



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