IB Objects and FIB components rep[lace the BDE for Interbase but you still
need the IB Client.
DCOM is not necessarily Windows only... but if you can find anyone who nows
how to get DCOM for Mac or DCOM or Solaris working then you are doing well.
It's hard enough to get it going on NT!
You could use JBuilder and Corba for the server end too...
Peter Harrison IT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 20/04/99 14:45:54
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Subject: RE: [DUG]: How thin the client will be?
Using standard Delphi the TQuery requires the BDE to be installed, along
with the database client of choice. You don't mention the database
type, so lets assume we are talking Interbase. You will need to install
the Interbase Client on the client machines, the BDE, and your
application.
This is not 'thin' client in the least.
If you want to use Interbase you havn't got much choice about any of
this, except that you might go with a product which replaces the BDE
with a driver specifically for Interbase eliminating the need for the
BDE (do these exist?)
If you want to go with File Based Databases, such as dBASE, you can
probably eliminate the database client and bde, and have a single app,
and perhaps a DLL or two. 'Apollo' is an example product for this
approach.
Besides the n tier stuff there isn't much alternative. You could always
start writing DCOM interfaces - conceivable by really ugly - and Windows
dependant.
Good luck...
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From: Yanbo Li [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 1:10 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
Subject: [DUG]: How thin the client will be?
Many thanks in advance.
I need to know how thin the application will be if I only use TQuery
and TDatabase to connect to remote server. If the app is still very fat,
I have to manage to write my own driver which I am not found of. Please
do not suggest me to use TClientDataSet and 3tier technology.
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