> What are the complications of changing from using BDE to using ADO?
>
> [Tony Goodrich] Funtionality looks similar except cached updates are
> not supported
>
> 1. Are there Deployment issues? Can we expect to find ADO is just
> "There" or
> do we need to go off at a tangent regarding deployment issues, and
> become
> devoted upgrade trackers?.
>
> [Tony Goodrich] Goodness knows, or Bill Gates might
>
>
> 2. Does it offer better performance and greater exposure to database
> featrures?
>
> [Tony Goodrich] Some people beleive that the BDE is on the way out
>
>
> 3. Would I need to do a serious application design about face, or is
> it
> simply a matter of changing from a TDataset connection to a
> TADOConnection,
> and TQuery to a TADOQuery?
>
> [Tony Goodrich] Supposedly someting like that
>
>
> 4. Do the Crystal ball gazers see this as a lasting connection
> scenario
>
> [Tony Goodrich] These things seem to change every couple of years
>
> 5. Initially we are only talking SQL Server 7, however, can we expect
> to see
> ADO development for the other main stream database vendors.
>
> [Tony Goodrich] There is a statement in the recent Deplhi magazine
> that rreads something along the follwing lines.
>
> Databases supported = Access, SQL Server and Oracle (by microsoft not
> Oracle),. All other databases use ODBC via ADO which is a bit
> depressing.
>
> Personally I would have thought that if it takes off as the definitive
> interface then there will be lots of ADO drivers on the market.
>
>
> 6. Is there any particular good/bad things with ADO in a 3 tier
> application
> using Midas that we need to consider?
>
> [Tony Goodrich]
>
> I'm not sure if the ADO components have the povider connectivity or
> not. If they do then you probably won't notice the difference.
>
> Any comments wellcome,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
>
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