Re: Choosing the right embedded database.
- From: Sanford Aranoff <aranoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:07:50 -0400
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.
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