Coming from VFP myself (and John and Ed and most of us)...in almost all cases, my advice would be to go with postgresql...
While it might seem a "big footprint" - it's really not that big a deal. It's easy to install on all common platforms, and if on a server, so much the better. It's not terrible about gobbling resources. Very standard sql syntax. Very robust. I run a full copy of my devo machine, don't even notice it - on a 3 year old Macbook Pro with 4 whole gigs of RAM. Way less over head than some old versions of VFP I'm still forced to occasionally fire off...in a VM... On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm starting down the looooong path of switching from VFP to > Python/Dabo and need guidance for selecting which SQL database to use. > I downloaded and installed PostgreSQL, which I like, but it has a > too large a footprint for my requirements. So, what would be > recommended that meets the following requirements: > (1) No end-user licensing fees. > (2) Small footprint, preferably totally transparent to the end-user. > (3) Preferably cross platform, Windows is a must. > (4) Simple installation, preferably minimal or no end-user inputs. > > A short time ago I set aside two weeks to get into Python, wxPython, > PostgreSQL, and Dabo. I accomplished the first three to the point of > becoming productive and was very impressed. > > Anyway, I'll appreciate any input(s). > > Thanks, > Scott > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users > Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected] > -- Dan Means --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
