Re: Please recommend me a DB!

On Sunday, May 05, 1996, Bayard wrote... > Is there a document available that compares and contrasts the different > packages available? I have to recommend a database for my work within a > week. The project at hand requires a linking, relational database to run > under os/2 or windows nt, preferably accessable by a large number of > users > on a LAN. I'm not sure of the volume of the data involved. Easy of use > is a big plus. An accompanying programming language that works well is > also a plus. Are the programs like paradox, foxpro, and dbase for windows > pretty much all the same? when does a more powerful system like oracle or > sybase become necessary? Progress is supposed perform approx. equal to oracle and sybase, but is very much easier to manage/tune (so I have been informed by people who have done both). It also has a very powerful 4gl language built-in. The language is powerful enough that I haven't had to drop out to a 3gl for anything (except for a couple of Windows calls). The "large number of users" isn't nearly as important as what they are doing. I don't believe that paradox, foxpro, etc. scale as well to large transaction volumns. Doug M. Williams doug.williams@dcdcorp.com