Thanks for that Traci. Jeremy
-----Original Message----- From: "Traci Sumpter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:45:20 +1300 Subject: RE: [DUG] Offtopic - but > http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/InstallingOnWindows for info.. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of vss > Sent: Tuesday, 6 January 2004 9:34 a.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: RE: [DUG] Offtopic - but > > > Traci, is PostGres only a Linux/Unix app? > I cant seem to find a Windows version. > If there is a Windows version, do you have a URL? > > Thanks, Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Traci Sumpter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:03:11 +1300 > Subject: RE: [DUG] Offtopic - but > > > MessageHave a look at PostGres.. A free (Open Souce) but fully > > functional > > (Referential integrity, triggers, stored procedures(called functions > - > > not > > the same a sql server but once you get the hang of it pretty much > just > > as > > powerful) and Views as well. etc. > > > > MySQL is a great database if you are not concerned about the above > and > > wish > > to have a fairly reliable and easy back end database. > > > > Delphi apps using PostGres however will require the ODBC driver > unless > > you > > wish to pay the $149 US for the Delphi DBExpress driver. > > > > However If in doubt us the Native Paradox Tables (lol). > > > > $0.02 Less tax, Acc Levies, Auckland Road user tax etc = $0.00 > > > > ----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter > > Sent: Tuesday, 6 January 2004 8:22 a.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [DUG] Offtopic - but > > > > > > Hi all This is offtopic, but not everyone gets offtopic email. > > > > I am just doing a think about databases at the moment. My app. > > currently > > uses Access which is fine, but at some stage this year, prob. early > if > > I > > can, I will look at moving it over to a diff. DB....maybe. > > At this stage, the leading contender is MSDE, or even SQL Server, > but > > Prob. MSDE > > I am not looking at Interbase, although IB7 looks interesting now > > that it > > supports temp tables, but the whole client setup thing makes it less > > attractive. > > > > The other DB that comes to mind is MySQL. > > Now I dont know much at all about it, I have installed it, but that > > was > > it. > > Is it a viable contender to MSAccess or MSDE? (and you need to > > answer > > this wiht out an anti M$ hate on too..hehehe) > > One of the things that I seem to remember about MySQL when I first > > looked > > at a few years back, was it did not have Stored Procedures. Has this > > changed? > > > > What would be an advantage to use MySQL over Access or MSDE, apart > > form > > the fact that its a DB Server and its free etc. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeremy Coulter > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > All email scanned with Nortons Antivirus 2003 > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
