i also don't understand why M$ doesn't bundle a jdbc driver with mssql but i
think they favor their .NET technology over java and so they don't want to
support JDBC. the driver is definately worth the money and hey, billie won't
see a cent of it!
if you want a open source database (with jdbc or course) you may want to
give firebird (open source interbase) a try, i'm very happy with it.
postgresql may also be an option. if you don't need transactions or foreign
keys you might want to use mysql, it's pretty damn fast.
michael
-----Original Message-----
From: St�phane De Jonghe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 6:50 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: JDBC Driver for sql server 2000
Because when you paid a lot for a database, you don't want to pay more
for a 3rd party specific jdbc driver when you expect one in the package
you paid for...
But we know all how it goes with MS :=(
Stef
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Weissenbacher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 6:40 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: JDBC Driver for sql server 2000
M$ SQLServer costs lots of $$$ so why bother with a free JDBC driver ;)
