No real reason for changing, but I thought that dBase III is probably
getting a bit tired, and thought that Access or Paradox may be
faster/more stable/more flexible/better for multi-user access.
I can't really justify the cost of DBISAM (US$199.00?).
Distribution size is not a problem as this program is only used
in-house.
Stephen Barker wrote:
>
> John, what are your reasons for wanting to change?
>
> Personally I use DBISAM (commercial database, non-BDE, supports SQL) for
> small applications especially where the distribution also needs to be small.
>
> For larger databases I would go for Interbase 6 - It's open source now. With
> Delphi 5 Pro you can use the new IBX components and avoid the BDE.
>
> regards,
> Steve
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mason, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, 27 July 2000 14:23
> > To: Multiple recipients of list Database
> > Subject: [DUG-DB]: Database formats - which is best?
> >
> >
> > I'm in the process of updating a program and would appreciate some
> > advice on the relative merits of different database formats.
> >
> > I have a simple Document Management system (in Delphi 5 Pro) that uses
> > flat-file databases with a maximum of about 20,000 records, used by 60
> > people in our office. The databases are currently dBase III format. I
> > was considering changing to Access, although I guess the
> > other option is
> > Paradox.
> >
> > Could anybody give me some advice on the relative merits of the
> > different systems, or point me towards some discussion of the options.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > John Mason
> > Sinclair Knight Merz
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