We have a customer in Christchurch who has been running an old VB4 version of our software with multiple client machines connecting to an Access 2.0 (32 bit) database. They have been running the software for about 7 or 8 years.
We tend to forget they are there... because they have never once called with a problem of any sort. Not saying you are going to be that lucky every time and part of the reason we don't hear from them may be that the program has startup code for attempting auto-recovery from corrupted databases. But Access <can> be surprisingly fast and reliable. David. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neven MacEwan Sent: Thursday, 16 March 2006 3:16 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] List working? Don't be dim James are you saying that Access is not intended for DB applications, The assertion that its ok and was designed for "single user desktop style" apps and not anything more is crap if it wasn't intended for " multi user environment" then it shouldn'd effing well support it (badly or otherwise) should it? Neven James Sugrue wrote: > The problem isn't with Access, the problem is people using Access for things > it's not really intended for. > Access is fine - and I use it all the time - for single user desktop style > applications. It's when it gets used in a multi user environment things can > be a problem, especially when combined with bad design or programming. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Maurice Butler > Sent: Thursday, 16 March 2006 8:28 a.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: RE: [DUG] List working? > > Hi, > If you want to know how bad Mickysoft Access is ask any school that runs > musac - this is a student manager program that spends more time being fixed > than used. > If you want sql, mdse is alright for small apps that need sql & Mickysoft > compatablity. > > Maurice > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [email protected] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > -- Neven MacEwan (B.E. E&E) Ph. 09 620 1356 Mob. 027 4749 062 New Address Details =================== MWK Computer Systems 1 Taumata Rd Sandringham Auckland Ph 620 1356 Fx 620 1336 _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
