Re: Choosing the right embedded database.
- From: "Larry Maturo" <lmaturo@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:31:13 -0500
I'd have to 2nd dbisam.
-- Larry Maturo
"Sanford Aranoff" <aranoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Chris Swinney wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I am looking for the right tool for the job and came across you database
>> application which may well fit the bill. We want a simple database
>> application that will be freely distributed non-commercial for standalone
>> users of a group of dancers. By simple, I mean real simple, the data is
>> fairly structured and can be rationalised and is simply a way of
>> searching
>> for and then printing off a selection of dance information form a long
>> list
>> of dances (approx 5000 records). The report created should be importable
>> into Word or such and a degree of customisation maybe nice. The current
>> task
>> is being complete with the use of a Word template and although this is
>> cumbersome and difficult to maintain, it does actually work!
>>
>> Most users would download the application and data from a website via
>> DIAL
>> UP connections and would have no database package installed on their
>> machines. I want the footprint to be as small as possible with no
>> unnecessary additional files to be downloaded or installed.
>>
>> I would normally create such an application in Access but building a
>> distributable package means that the MDSE engine or Access runtime files
>> need to be distributed which runs into a 40MB download! As dial up
>> internet
>> access is the only real method of distribution, this is WAY to large.
>> Most
>> users will not know what is installed on their machines so I do not want
>> to
>> point then to the Microsoft site for other downloads, free or not. As I
>> have
>> dealt with Delphi in the past (version 4), I was looking at alternative
>> to
>> the BDE which I believe still has around 3MB of run time files that need
>> to
>> be distributed. As I also understand, BDE is generally regarded as an
>> older
>> system and could be left unsupported soon.
>>
>> One facility that would be nice is for users to be able to update their
>> local data store via an internet link. As users "could" also add further
>> dance information to their local store, it maybe nice if this was a two
>> way
>> procedure. However, this could lead to repetition of information if
>> everything was stored in the same table so maybe added data form the
>> users
>> could be stored in a separate table and then uploaded to a different
>> temporary store to the downloaded updates. This uploaded information
>> would
>> then be checked through and added to the download store ready for the
>> next
>> updates. Would this be done with some kind of replication, but what are
>> the
>> data repetition issues if any?
>>
>> Is any of this actually possible with an embedded system?
>>
>> There are currently around 1000 users of the word template. The
>> application
>> would only ever run in a Windows PC environment and 99% of the time this
>> would be as a single user with a local store. Only occasionally would the
>> users update the store.
>
> dbisam. Check out their website: elevatesoft, and their newsgroups.
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