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- From: rpeterse@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Raymond Petersen)
- Subject: Re: ESQL products for windows ???
- Message-ID: <C1BqGz.FGx@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <C18JzM.LDM@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:34:10 GMT
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- In article <C18JzM.LDM@ucunix.san.uc.edu> link@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Virginia Link) writes:
- >
- >
- > I am interested in developing a product on windows in C++ that uses
- > a database. I would like to have use some type of embedded C
- > from which to access the database. Some obvious choices are Ingres
- > and oracle. They are also very expensive. The database must offer
- > all the usual locking required for a multiuser system.
- > What would be some suggestions for product that support embedded
- > code and possibly SQL ?
- I use WATCOM SQL (both the DOS and Windows version) I don't know what the
- Windows version was priced at but the DOS version was $395 ($199 if you owned
- WATCOM C) They support Embedded SQL in C and provide you with an SQL
- pre-processor. They also have a distributable run-time for $99.
- Their Windows version allows up to 10 applications to use the database engine
- on a single machine and you can set the level of locking that you wish.
- They also have a network version that allows Windows clients to run off the
- database Server.
-
- > Unfortunately, products like FoxPro limit the developer to using
- > FOXpro for the rest of the products life by making one develope in
- > their language. Not very Appealing to any serious development.
- > I am sure they don't have any problems with this, as
- > it makes it impossible to ever switch databases...
- > But I do want the ability to switch databases at some point...if the
- > need ever arises.
- If it gives you any consolation we converted a very large program from another
- SQL database engine to WATCOM SQL in less than 3 days. The thing to watch
- is that you do not use features of a product that are not widely supported by
- other vendors.
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-
- Raymond Petersen
- MicroComputer Centre
- The Mutual Group (Standard employer/employee warnings apply)
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