>From the Interbase web site.
It was only released upto D4, but would take about 20 mins to make D5
compatible - Some stuff in TFields method/function parameters had
definitions changed from WORD to Integer.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donovan J. Edye [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 1999 11:30
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: Databases....
>
> M,
>
> FreeIB??? Got a URL for me?? I guess a freeware implementation of IBX??
>
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> --Donovan
> Donovan J. Edye [www.edye.wattle.id.au]
> Namadgi Systems, Delphi Developer
> Web: www.namsys.com.au E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> TVisualBasic = Class(None);
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Myles Penlington
> > Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 1999 09:25
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Databases....
> >
> >
> > If using IBX you still need to install the interbase client on the
> client
> > machines.
> >
> > We have been using the FreeIB upon which IBX was based, and it works
> very
> > well, the best part being no BDE setup required. Have not yet
> > moved to using
> > IBX. We did make some minor changes to the FreeIB source to improve
> > something's.
> >
> > I think you will find IBX faster than via ADO, just due to less software
> > layers being used and also IBX talks directly to the Interbase server,
> > compared to ADO having to use ODBC to talk to the IB server.
> >
> > If using ADO you will need to install the Interbase ODBC driver on the
> > client machines and configure the ODBC setup. Of course if IB at
> sometime
> > ships with a direct ADO/OLE DB provider, then this would even the
> equation
> > out and perhaps favour the ADO approach for pure portability between DB
> > reasons.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Donovan J. Edye [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 1999 11:02
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > > Subject: [DUG]: Databases....
> > >
> > > G'Day All,
> > >
> > > I am looking for some advice. Currently we have a real time
> > system that is
> > > running off Paradox as the back end. It appears however that the DBMS
> is
> > > getting close to its use by date so a "real" DBMS is being
> > considered (Why
> > > now only was my question too). At present the contenders are:
> > >
> > > - MS-SQL7
> > > - Interbase 5.x
> > > - MySQL
> > >
> > > My only previous experience is with M$ so I need to broaden my
> > perspective
> > > here. IB & MySQL have the benefit of having Linux cousins so
> > they have an
> > > advantage there. IB also has IBX. Can someone tell me about there
> > > experiences with IBX?? In not using the BDE what does it use?
> > Can IB also
> > > be
> > > accessed via ADO? Is ADO the new route to go down in terms of
> > DB access??
> > >
> > > Any pointers, suggestions, FAQs, ReadMe etc. would be greatly
> > > appreciated.......
> > >
> > >
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> > > --Donovan
> > > Donovan J. Edye [www.edye.wattle.id.au]
> > > Namadgi Systems, Delphi Developer
> > > Web: www.namsys.com.au E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Voice: +61 2 6285-3460 Fax: +61 2 6285-3459
> > > TVisualBasic = Class(None);
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