have you thought about using dbOverNet? www.dbovernet.com - same
idea as MIDAS (which, IMO, is your best option, tho it IS expensive),
but I'm guessing their cost structure is a little different :)
N
Yanbo Li wrote:
>
> Thanks, Your information is very helpful.
>
> Cheers
> Yanbo
>
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> 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...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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