>> This option may become more viable since MapInfo has stopped selling MapInfo >> Professional for SQL Server.
I have heard that they just changed the name to SpatialWare. That is they are selling SpatialWare as a single user license ? Peter Horsb�ll M�ller GIS Developer Geographical Information & IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk *****CHANGE OF ADDRESS - COWI's offices in Odense are now under the same roof***** On December 8th. 2003, Geographical Information & IT moved from Rugaardsvej 55, 5000 Odense C to Odensevej 95, 5260 Odense S. Please note our new telephone, direct and telefax numbers. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Tidy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:35 PM > To: 'Lars V. Nielsen, GisPro'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: MapInfo-L > Subject: RE: MI-L MapInfo files on server > > > If you have just a few clients and are considering > SpatialWare, you can reduce the cost of the SQL Server by > purchasing MS SQL Server Development Edition ($50 US) and > using MSDE, this will even allow you to run SpatialWare under > Windows 2000 Professional instead of Server. MSDE is > available free from Microsoft and is included with Office XP, > and Delphi 8(I wouldn't be surprised if MSDE was included > with the MS SQL Server Development Edition as well). > > You don't have to purchase the SQL Server Development > Edition, but it give you the tools to build and manage the > database. There are some licensing requirement with MSDE > that you should check. > > This option may become more viable since MapInfo has stopped > selling MapInfo Professional for SQL Server. > > Cheers Ian > > Ian Tidy > GIS Administrator > Works Asset > Napier City Council > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.napier.govt.nz > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lars V. Nielsen, GisPro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 10 February 2004 4:29 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MI-L MapInfo files on server > > > Hi S�ren, > > > Why has MapInfo not developed an easy server solution??!! > > It depends on your definition of "easy". I'm sure MapInfo > Sales Support can tell you that SpatialWare is easy - to > _purchase_ ;-D > > No really, Pro was never built to function well in a > multi-user environment. It's desktop centric, no more no > less. Multi-user setups require "major league" databases as > Oracle or MS/SQL. > > And since all real development of Pro has been on hold since > 6.0, you're stuck with the more-or-less applicable > work-arounds for the time being. > > Best regards/Med venlig hilsen > Lars V. Nielsen > GisPro, Denmark > http://www.gispro.dk/ > http://www.gispro.biz/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S�ren Lindqvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:57 PM > Subject: SV: MI-L MapInfo files on server > > > Hi, > > Thanks for the shocking answers; I thought it would be easy > to set up a server application :( It looks like I have to > keep the files on local machines after all and still use Uffe > Kousgaard suggestion. > > >If you have 10 users, that update various parts of a database, then > >have a > field called userid and give it a value from 1-10, depending > on who modifies that part of the network. When you get the > updates back from user 7, delete all records where userid=7 > and then append the records from user 7, where userid=7. This > even allows you to give the users a larger part of the > database, than just the part they are going to update.< > > Why has MapInfo not developed an easy server solution??!! > > Regards > Soren > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Fr�n: Lars V. Nielsen, GisPro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skickat: den 9 februari 2004 13:27 > Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > �mne: Re: MI-L MapInfo files on server > > Hi all, > > I'll add yet another concern to have in consideration: any > standard MapInfo Pro will thrash any 3rd party setup since > supporting intelligent TAB multi-editing is not natively > supported by Pro (with proper locks etc.). > > To succeed one needs a stringent environment, in which every > single client conforms to the multi-editing setup and > abstains from using all the standard table opening and > updating methods. Including all tools from various sources ! > > Unless one has few users and dilligent IT enforcers, the > setup will break at some point. I think this comes under what > Paul calls "Resilience". > > I know that Michel talks about MapX, and here its much > simpler, but multi-editing is inherently more interesting to > contemplate in a Pro environment. > > Don't know if v8 will come to provide the necessary > mechanisms to implement record/table locking. > > Best regards/Med venlig hilsen > Lars V. 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