Neven said:
> 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....
Maybe -- the less things that need to installed and configured on client
PCs, the better.
Is it Friday afternoon 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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