Re: Informix V's DAO

> > For small database systems is it more advantagous to go for an informix system > or to create a program using something like MS Visual C++ with DAO ? (other > than cost ?) Has anybody experience using both these methods and could offer a > comparison. This is really a matter of opinion, and I'm very opinionated... :-) > By 'small' I mean about a general database containing 30,000 members details. > (I assume this is small compare to some systems ?). The users of the system > would want to do basic queries and searches but would want a system that would > be around for a good few years. > The problem is that invariably these small databases grow when people see what can be achieved. You will then be left with an inflexible complex set of data structures that are impossible to grow/alter... And the cost you save between MSVC and Informix will disappear over time between the extra time necessary to develop and the greater complexity of maintenance. All IMHO, YAMMV, etc. -- Ciao, Billy +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Billy Wheeler Chief Cook and Bottlewasher The West Solutions Group | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (E) billy@west.co.za (U) http://www.west.co.za/billy.html | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | I've been in computers for so long, I can remember agreeing with Bill Gates | | that 640K would be enough memory for anyone.... | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+