Re: BDE support??

In article <MPG.1e03ce8c658a429698971c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
eddie.shipman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Do we know if, and when, Borland will discontinue support of BDE?
> I need this for an argument to convert to ADO.
>

replacing the BDE with:
ADO
dbExpress/Datasnap
Whatever else...

Is there a comparison I can look at to determine which is better for us.
In other words, someone, I imagine at Borland, has done the research on
this. There should be a document, or set of documents, that details the
upgrade paths and the benefits depending on how it's used. I think we
should start with the benefit of that research and objectivly evaluate
which best applies to us.
.

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