Re: Informix V's DAO

Stephen Clements (clements@nortel.co.uk) wrote: : 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. : 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 <snip> Full-fledged Informix Online may be a bit expensive for your needs, but you might want to look at the new Workgroup products. An alternative might be Microsoft SQL-SERVER, which is relatively cheap and performs very well. You might even be able to make do with Informix SE (at about 200-300 a pop) for this application. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------