Kerry
Dont confuse the BDE problem with an argument for a three solution
If you are using an SQL server in a C/S environment then BDE is mostly
redundant (and hence the aggravation)
Maybe you'll be proposing a three tier solution to get rid of pesky ODBC
drivers....
Regards
Neven
----- Original Message -----
From: Kerry Sainsbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 22 October 1999 07:55
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Requirements for application upgrade D3 to D5
> > This is the first time I have tried to update my application from on
> > version of Delphi to another.
>
> [snip]
>
> > From someone not very familiar with these issues, it seems to be a bit
> > of an imposition on users of a system to require them to re-install the
> > BDE (particularly on a multiuser system where the BDE has to be
> > re-configured on each workstation)
>
> Welcome to the world of Client/Server development, and *one* of the
reasons
> why people are shifting to multi-tier development. Instead of
reconfiguring
> every PC just reconfigure the server.
>
> > just because the system developer has
> > upgraded - ie there is no particular benefit to them.
>
> Presumably there are new features or bug fixes in the software you
shipped,
> just as there are in the BDE. Presumably a benefit to the customer?
>
>
>
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