OK, I have to be one of the first to say it:
Interbase 6, while in beta, is still VERY stable, its free (well,
kinda....), ported to NT, Linux, etc, but should run OK in a <5 user network
under 98.....
www.interbase.com
you know the rest.
Nic
(kinda free = free, but you can't (legally) release a product based on it
until its released, which is in the middle of the year, I think)
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trousers?
For at best, will he not suffocate his chickens, and, and worst, will he not
disappoint the ladies in the village? --Alexi Sayle
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Carl Reynolds
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 April 2000 11:13
> To: Multiple recipients of list database
> Subject: [DUG-DB]: What cheap databases are any good?
>
>
> Hi all
>
> I'm at a site where they're writing new Delphi apps against a grubby old
> Foxpro database. This is bad because the Delphi drivers for Foxpro cannot
> handle much in the way of queries and performance is abysmal. Apollo was
> investigated in an attempt to beef things up, but it suffers from the same
> problems and more. What is really needed is an upgrade to a better
> database. Using Delphi with Foxpro seems a bit like running Windows 2000
> but insisting on sticking to your old DOS-based word processing package.
>
> Unfortunately the big issue is price of site licenses. Ideally we need
> something free, but if not, then it has to be extremely cheap
> (cheapskates,
> I know). I've already used paradox and I'd rather use something
> more robust
> (unless it was a choice between that and Foxpro). So what are my options?
> What is there available that's inexpensive and yet still does the
> job well?
>
> All comments appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Carl
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