mysql, postgresql, anything but ms access even sqlserver would be vast improvement.
On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Sriram N wrote: > > --- "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Adrian Beech wrote: > > > > > Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:38:45 +1000 > > > From: Adrian Beech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: Is there a native JDBC driver for MS Access? > > > > > > Ummmmm, okay then how stable is the JDBC/ODBC bridge? As I previously > > > mentioned in my initial posting some bits and peices that I've read suggest > > > that this method of connecting to a DB back end is, or can be, a little > > > dodgy. The comments basically revolved around the premise that the bridge > > > is not capable of being threaded and it is considered by Sun to still be > > > experimental. I got the impression that there is potential for data loss > > or > > > corruption along with performance related issues. > > > > > > > The JDBC/ODBC bridge is not appropriate for use in a multithreaded > > environment like a servlet container. Also, lots of people have had > > problems trying to use MS Access (designed for personal desktop use) in > > environments like this, even with a for-pay JDBC driver. > > > > I'd start by choosing a different database. > > How about MySQL (http://www.mysql.org) ? They have a type 4 JDBC driver. > Is this OK in a multithreaded environment ? > > > > > > I guess I really need to know if it is reasonable to use Tomcat to host an > > > environment that relies on this sort of DB connectivity. > > > > > > Adrian > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Craig > > > Sriram > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
