Re: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-27 Thread Nic Wise
> > RAD, like thin, has many definitions. For mine (which may or may not > qualify as yours), if a customer comes in and says, I would like you to use > "ZYX" font which is standard in out 100K person organisation, for HTML, it > is just a simple matter of adding a line, . If different clients

RE: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-27 Thread Phil Scadden
> Better still, have an HTML specialist design you web pages, and have a > programmer do the program. I have seem many applications that work fine, > but have very poor UI - classic case of one designed by programmers. Its > hard to find good programmers who are also good UI designers, and vice

RE: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-27 Thread Dennis Chuah
> OK, fine - it may not fit your definition of "thin" (I'll > give mine later, > which are just as 'valid' (or not :) ) as yours), but IMO, > and HTML front > end does not come even close to fitting the definition of > RAD, which for me > would be much more important. RAD, like thin, has many de

Re: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-27 Thread Nic Wise
> > Actually, where I am right now, we have someone specializing > > certainly not thinner if using client side cursors. > > Hmmm ... doesn't sound like a very thin solution to me OK, fine - it may not fit your definition of "thin" (I'll give mine later, which are just as 'valid' (or not :

RE: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-27 Thread Dennis Chuah
> Actually, where I am right now, we have someone specializing > in using ADO, > and this person has been spending more than 12 hours so far trying to > install ADO (without installing Delphi!) onto a Clients > machine. Right now > he is looking pretty pissed with ADO! Personally I have tried it

Re: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-26 Thread Tony Blomfield
_Server connected to an Oracle backend. Our App_Server does have Web Clients as well as traditional Gui Clients. Cheers... -Original Message- From: Neven MacEwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, 27 January 2

RE: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-26 Thread Dennis Chuah
> I've not had any problems with ADO on 95/98/2000 > > The question is if 2000 ships with ADO built in does it > immediately become > thin? and define thin anyway! > The last thin piece of software I used was sidekick 2.0 My definition of thin is this (in order or importance): 1. No client sid

Re: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-26 Thread Neven MacEwan
Original Message - From: Tony Blomfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2000 12:11 Subject: Re: [DUG]: ADO access > Interesting Comments Denis. > > Actually, where I am right now, we have someone special

Re: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-26 Thread Tony Blomfield
really a bit over the top. Just my thoughts... Tony. -Original Message- From: Dennis Chuah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, 26 January 2000 8:40 AM Subject: RE: [DUG]: ADO access Terry, BDE SQL Links to S

Re: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-25 Thread Neven MacEwan
cEwan B.E. E&E - Original Message - From: Terry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 25 January 2000 20:26 Subject: [DUG]: ADO access I've heard conflicting things from various people about ADO and De

RE: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-25 Thread Dennis Chuah
Terry, BDE SQL Links to SQL Server is basically stuffed. If you must use BDE, go the ODBC way - this way, you only need the professional version. As for ADO, you don't need ADOExpress unless you want you use data aware controls (who needs them?). As for BDE/ADO, both work equally well (becaus

RE: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-25 Thread Grant Black
> From: Terry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 25 January 2000 20:27 > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: [DUG]: ADO access > > > I've heard conflicting things from various people about ADO > and Delphi, and > if I could get a def

Re:[DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-25 Thread Nic Wise
On 25/01/2000 20:26:35, Terry Johnson blurted out... >I've heard conflicting things from various people about ADO and Delphi, and >if I could get a definitive answer, it would be just peachy, and may help >save my remaining hair. > >I would like to connect to SQL Server 7. What do I need? Delp

Re: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-25 Thread Tony Blomfield
, its really all up to you. Just get stuck in and use em. Good luck TonyB -Original Message- From: Terry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, 25 January 2000 20:27 Subject: [DUG]: ADO access I've heard c

RE: [DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-24 Thread Jeremy Coulter
y Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 8:27 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: [DUG]: ADO access > > > I've heard conflicting things from various people about ADO and > Delphi, and > if I could get a definitive answer, it would be just peachy,

[DUG]: ADO access

2000-01-24 Thread Terry Johnson
I've heard conflicting things from various people about ADO and Delphi, and if I could get a definitive answer, it would be just peachy, and may help save my remaining hair. I would like to connect to SQL Server 7. What do I need? Delphi Enterpri$e edition contains SQL Links and ADO Express. I'