> I am encouraged to look at IB now for modest size database
> applications and
> would value constructive comments on the following questions.
Woohoo! a new convert :)
> What is the best source of information about IB6? A technical overview or
> detailed white paper would be helpful.
> (I opened the help file IB32.HLP with the IB6 ZIP download but stopped
> reading when I saw it was labelled IB ver 5.0.)
www.interbase.com
www.interbase2000.org
www.mers.com
interbase.dthomas.co.uk (might be a but out of date tho - good SP, trigger
and UDF lib's tho)
Specifically:
http://www.interbase.com/open/research/ib_overview.html
Has an overview, technical specs, new features etc.
> Are there any fees to pay at any stage of development and
> deployment with an
> application using IB6? The published Borland Interbase Public License does
> not mention any explicitly.
Nope, nothing, nada, nix, BUT:
you need Delphi 5 PRO or ENTERPRISE to use IBX - STD has no DB components at
all.
Java connectivity via Interclient/Interserver can be used with any Java tool
that supports JDBC, and all of them do AFAIK.
> Can an IB6 application for a modest number of users (say 25 max) be
> developed and deployed using D5 professional, or is the D5 C/S version
> required?
D5 Pro is more than enough. Hell, it _ships_ with IBX, but get the update on
interbase.com with source anyway.
> What report writer gets your vote for "best to use with IB6"?
um, pass..... :) QuickReports? (ducks and runs for cover) RPPro?
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