Re: XStreamSystems Paradox library

From: Allan G. Knox (AllanGKnox_at_aol.com)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 20:27:29 +0100

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:33:50 -0500, Paul Dolen <nospam@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>I bought XStreamSystems Paradox library sometime around the end of
>last year. Its an implementation of a Paradox engine without the BDE.
>At the time, their SQL engine was supposedly in beta. Well, its been
>over six months, and no updates, no release of the SQL engine. When I
>first bought it, I got response to e-mails from the author. But
>recently, no response to e-mails. So, I'm not too happy. Anybody
>else hear from them recently?

Paul,
   I fear from my email "conversations" of a few months back that the
picture is not good. It looks like the classic vicious circle.
There has been insufficient interest to warrant heavy commitment.
And, of course, with no evidence of commitment, there is not going to
be an increase in interest. I too feel badly let down.

   In the meantime, however, had you appreciated that the SQL beta is
embedded in the supplied PDXplorer? I have actually found it to be
entirely useable. It must be a reasonably stable beta. In fact
PDXplorer and the SQL contained therein are the only bits I use.
Without development or enthusiastic and timely support, using the
tables themselves in mainstream code would be an unacceptable risk.
I have a suspicion from the odd trial that the code needs tweaking to
speed up table accesses etc. However, as I say, the supposed freebie
PDXplorer has proved itself very useful and generally robust.

   A serious case of unfulfilled promise, apparently. However, I
live in hope that it will rise from the ashes one day.
Regards
Allan Knox