Thanks for the feedback Peter, we will certainly trial IBObjects. Btw do you use Interbase or Firebird for your development? Anybody have any comments about the comparative pros and cons of these products?
Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [DUG] Interbase / Firbird > We use both kinds -- native and non. Both are good in our book. > > From: "Robert martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [DUG] Interbase / Firbird > Date sent: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:26:55 +1300 > Send reply to: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Having looked at the site it seems we would probably not use the native > > components either. How do you find the performance without going native? > > > > > > Rob Martin > > Software Engineer > > > > phone 03 377 0495 > > fax 03 377 0496 > > web www.chreos.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rohit Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [DUG] Interbase / Firbird > > > > > > > Robert, > > > > > > we have been using IBO. I agree with Peter that database changes > > > will be more substantial than component based. > > > > > > What we have done is to not use IBO's native components as they > > > only work IBO's controls. Apparently these perform miles ahead of > > > the non-native ones.... but I am not prepared to be totally dependent > > > on IBO. > > > > > > > > > > > If you were going to move a large app to a Firebird database which > > connection method would you > > > > use, ADO, ADO.Net, ODBC, IBOjects, DBExpress etc? > > > > > > > > I liked the idea of ADO as it isn't a Borland onlyproduct but note that > > it has reached the end of its > > > > life and is being replaced by ADO.Net (which of course is far superior). > > Does ADO.Net actually > > > > require the .Net runtime environment or is this just a marketing thing? > > > > > > > > I thought the advantage of ADO over IBOjects etc was that if we later > > changed database the > > > > change would be fairly transparent. > > > > > > > > Your comments and suggestions would be welcomed :) > > > > > > > > > > > > Rob Martin > > > > Software Engineer > > > > > > > > phone 03 377 0495 > > > > fax 03 377 0496 > > > > web www.chreos.com > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Rohit > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > CFL - Computer Fanatics Ltd. 21 Barry's Point Road, AKL, New Zealand > > > PH (649) 489-2280 > > > FX (649) 489-2290 > > > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > cheers, > peter > > =========================================== > Peter Hyde, Development Director, SPIS Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand > * TCompress/TCompLHA component sets for Delphi/Kylix/C++ > * TurboNote+: http://TurboNote.com -- top-rated onscreen sticky notes > Find all the above and MORE at http://spis.co.nz > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
