Hi,

my client has 22 clients across country and wants a new system to access a central database (not using internet), to append data and read data.
He has 2MBit dedicated lines.

He wants to use Microsoft Access has the database. I tryed to convincve him otherwise, but he doesnt want to have to pay licenses, and he doesnt want his computer department to do the work. He wants a "simple" solution.

What do you sugest ? I'll develop the application (very simple, in D5 Enterprise) to access Access database and i'll create Paradox tables to compare speed.

Do you know any sql server license free ?
If i'll have to use a "file-sharing" approach, what do you advise me to do ? Shall i use BDE ?
Can i create a Multi-tier app with Paradox ?

thanks,

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 try interbase 4.0 for linux , its free.
i try interbase for redhat and work fine.
i think is good solution for free implementation.

regards.
Javier Donoso
http://www.sistemas21.com

  Pedro MG <supo...@tquadrado.com> escribi en el mensaje de noticias 8d2jc8$l...@bornews.borland.com...
  Hi,

  my client has 22 clients across country and wants a new system to access a central database (not using internet), to append data and read data.
  He has 2MBit dedicated lines.

  He wants to use Microsoft Access has the database. I tryed to convincve him otherwise, but he doesnt want to have to pay licenses, and he doesnt want his computer department to do the work. He wants a "simple" solution.

  What do you sugest ? I'll develop the application (very simple, in D5 Enterprise) to access Access database and i'll create Paradox tables to compare speed.

  Do you know any sql server license free ?
  If i'll have to use a "file-sharing" approach, what do you advise me to do ? Shall i use BDE ?
  Can i create a Multi-tier app with Paradox ?

  thanks,

  --
  Pedro MG
  creating software
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  TQuadrado - Empresa de Servi?os Informticos, Lda.
  R. da Constitui??o, 47, 3o
  4200-197 Porto
  PORTUGAL
  Tel: +351.225503992 / 8
  Fax: +351.225503979
  www.tquadrado.com
  pedro.gar...@tquadrado.com
  supo...@tquadrado.com
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Dear Pedro:

    If you want to have problems , then you can use Access to work with 22 clients if they access the database  at the same time. The MA blocking policies will give you some nice headaches ( and be sure I know thats true). Try to use IB linux , Postgresql, etc as  the are Open Source . If I were you and you can not convince your client not to work with Access  , dont accept the work.

                                                        Pablo
    Pedro MG escribi en mensaje <8d2jc8$l...@bornews.borland.com>...
    Hi,

    my client has 22 clients across country and wants a new system to access a central database (not using internet), to append data and read data.
    He has 2MBit dedicated lines.

    He wants to use Microsoft Access has the database. I tryed to convincve him otherwise, but he doesnt want to have to pay licenses, and he doesnt want his computer department to do the work. He wants a "simple" solution.

    What do you sugest ? I'll develop the application (very simple, in D5 Enterprise) to access Access database and i'll create Paradox tables to compare speed.

    Do you know any sql server license free ?
    If i'll have to use a "file-sharing" approach, what do you advise me to do ? Shall i use BDE ?
    Can i create a Multi-tier app with Paradox ?

    thanks,

    --
    Pedro MG
    creating software
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TQuadrado - Empresa de Servi?os Informticos, Lda.
    R. da Constitui??o, 47, 3o
    4200-197 Porto
    PORTUGAL
    Tel: +351.225503992 / 8
    Fax: +351.225503979
    www.tquadrado.com
    pedro.gar...@tquadrado.com
    supo...@tquadrado.com
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Gracias,
Juan

You'll get poor performance with Access or Paradox over a 2 Mbs connection.  You need to use a server-based database like SQL server or Interbase.  Interbase 6 will be absolutely free to deploy and is tightly integrated with Delphi.

Dan
  Pedro MG <supo...@tquadrado.com> wrote in message news:8d2jc8$lq04@bornews.borland.com...
  Hi,

  my client has 22 clients across country and wants a new system to access a central database (not using internet), to append data and read data.
  He has 2MBit dedicated lines.

  He wants to use Microsoft Access has the database. I tryed to convincve him otherwise, but he doesnt want to have to pay licenses, and he doesnt want his computer department to do the work. He wants a "simple" solution.

  What do you sugest ? I'll develop the application (very simple, in D5 Enterprise) to access Access database and i'll create Paradox tables to compare speed.

  Do you know any sql server license free ?
  If i'll have to use a "file-sharing" approach, what do you advise me to do ? Shall i use BDE ?
  Can i create a Multi-tier app with Paradox ?

  thanks,

  --
  Pedro MG
  creating software
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  TQuadrado - Empresa de Servi?os Informticos, Lda.
  R. da Constitui??o, 47, 3o
  4200-197 Porto
  PORTUGAL
  Tel: +351.225503992 / 8
  Fax: +351.225503979
  www.tquadrado.com
  pedro.gar...@tquadrado.com
  supo...@tquadrado.com
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MSDE is also an option, but if this guy is just wanting a cheap way out, I'd say run away from him.  If he has a hard time paying license fees, he might also have a hard time paying you.

  T
  "Pedro MG" <supo...@tquadrado.com> wrote in message news:8d2jc8$lq04@bornews.borland.com...
  Hi,

  my client has 22 clients across country and wants a new system to access a central database (not using internet), to append data and read data.
  He has 2MBit dedicated lines.

  He wants to use Microsoft Access has the database. I tryed to convincve him otherwise, but he doesnt want to have to pay licenses, and he doesnt want his computer department to do the work. He wants a "simple" solution.

  What do you sugest ? I'll develop the application (very simple, in D5 Enterprise) to access Access database and i'll create Paradox tables to compare speed.

  Do you know any sql server license free ?
  If i'll have to use a "file-sharing" approach, what do you advise me to do ? Shall i use BDE ?
  Can i create a Multi-tier app with Paradox ?
  thanks,

  --
  Pedro MG
  creating software
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  TQuadrado - Empresa de Servi?os Informticos, Lda.
  R. da Constitui??o, 47, 3o
  4200-197 Porto
  PORTUGAL
  Tel: +351.225503992 / 8
  Fax: +351.225503979
  www.tquadrado.com
  pedro.gar...@tquadrado.com
  supo...@tquadrado.com
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stilian

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Dan

You'll get fabulous performance with ASTA over that connection no matter
what database you choose and we support 20 different Delphi Database
Components on ASTA servers.

We even have one guy running on a 2400 baud connection with acceptable
performance.
For royalty free use check out DBISAM at www.elevatesoft.com

an ASTADbisamServer will fly over 2mbs lines. In fact we have an
ASTADbisamServer running all the time that shows ASTA's new XML support.

================================
ASTA Servers will soon be enabled to stream back XML for any select
statements. This technology will soon be available also for use in your
ISAPI,CGI, or other  applications with a DataSetToXML call.

We also have an XMLToDataSet call with NO COM used in preparation for ASTA
for Linux.

ASTA allows you to create thin client Delphi Applications that run over the
internet using your current Delphi Database skills.

We have an XML enabled ASTADbisamServer running at 63.224.240.86 port
9000

You can test it with

www.astatech.com/files/examples/AstaSQLXMLDemo.exe

just fill in 63.224.240.86 when it asks for an IPAddress.

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Win32--> Java-> Coming -> Linux
ASTA Technology Group http://www.astatech.com

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Code it once with ASTA and run it anywhere
Win32--> Java-> Coming -> Linux
ASTA Technology Group http://www.astatech.com

I can't seem to run this app using IE5. It tries to download it which
makes me think maybe you haven't got the executable permissions set on
you web server. I've double checked to make sure I can run web apps on
my local web server.

Cheers,
Carl

sorry, I should have been more explicit. It is an ASTA client application
which is a normal Delphi exe that uses the internet for a transport.
It will connect to an AstaDbisamServer and allow for queries and execsql
statements to be run, just like a bde application using a TQuery but of
course the BDE is not required on the client.

Optionally you can fetch the query as XML and *then* launch IE5 to view the
XML.

I suppose we need to show example of using our XML stuff in a cgi or Isapi
dll (or in an ASTA java client) but in this case the EXE must be downloaded
and run because it IS a normal EXE.

--
Steve Garland sgarl...@astatech.com
Code it once with ASTA and run it anywhere
Win32--> Java-> Coming -> Linux
ASTA Technology Group http://www.astatech.com