>>>>>>>>> Am I right in thinking that DBX is dbExpress? I've found an article by Bill Todd on Migrating Borland Database Engine applications to dbExpress. Will work through it tomorrow as it's after 10:30pm my time. Thanks again Alister for helping me. I sure do appreciate it. Charlie <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
You can get firebird from http://firebirdsql.org and there is lots of documentation there as well (not Delphi related however). Alister Christie Computers for People Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 http://www.salespartner.co.nz PO Box 13085 Johnsonville Wellington Charlie wrote: > I've just been re-working an app to use firebird in D2010 and seems to > work well. The server is compiled in D2010 and the client in D2007 - > and I'm not having any unicode conversion problems (that I can tell). > > Alister, since I don't know anything about Firebird what is the best way > (tutorial, sample apps, etc) for me to become capable of using Firebird as > my database? > Assuming I can get to a point of actually using Firebird, am I going to be > able to convert my application which uses liberally InfoPower Suite 2007, > JEDI, AceReporter, & SMImport components/report writer? > Thanks, > Charlie > > Alister Christie > Computers for People > Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 > http://www.salespartner.co.nz > PO Box 13085 > Johnsonville > Wellington > > > > Richard Vowles wrote: > >> Don't use MySQL for a commercial app. You'll have to GPL your own app >> to use it. Use Postgres or Firebird if you want non-MS. Firebird >> support is in Delphi 2010 (not 2007)? >> >> 2009/9/1 Charlie <kersc...@bellsouth.net <mailto:kersc...@bellsouth.net>> >> >> >> What are your feelings about MySql? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> --- >> Richard Vowles, Technical Advisor >> Developers Inc Ltd >> web. http://www.developers-inc.co.nz >> ph. +64-9-3600231, mob. +64-275-467747, fax. +64-9-3600384 >> skype. rvowles, LinkedIn, Twitter >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: >> > unsubscribe > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
