Re: Looking for database that is easy to install

From: Shawn Oster (monocularjack_at_change-haute-to-hot.hautemail.c0m)
Date: 04/20/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:02:07 -0600

"Shawn Oster" <monocularjack@change-haute-to-hot.hautemail.c0m> wrote in
message news:40847219$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> I have an app that is using a small multi-user database and will need to
be
> installed at various offices over time. It will only be accessed over a
> company LAN and doesn't need to be much more powerful than Access.
Probably
> 10-20 users.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'm going to check out Nexus and
DMISAM and create an install script using NSIS and see which one goes the
smoothest. Fredrick Bartlett suggested MySql but like Mike pointed out I
specifically mentioned that I did not want to go through that setup hassle
for a small database app. The simpler the better as I'm a one man
contractor and I don't really have time once I've finished a contract to be
fielding support calls because people are having trouble configuring the
database or getting it setup.

Thanks Geoff for your input, I'll be over in the groups bothering people I'm
sure.

Shawn

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