MSDA is free. Its a full SQL server engine minus the admin tools.
Regards,
Dennis.
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> [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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