Ben Doom wrote: >What do you prefer? > >We use MS SQL 2K here, but are looking into using MySQL for intranet >rollouts, so I'm curious as to your opinion.
I prefer almost everything over MySQL. I can deal with weird syntax. I can deal with performance issues. I can deal with murky installations. I can deal with bad documentation. I can deal with limits on the number of simultaneous connections. I can not deal with databases that give me back a different value from what I inserted. If I insert the string 'This is a string ' into a varchar field, I want it back with the trailing space, not without it. If I insert a 50 character string in a 25 character field, I want an error, not a truncated string. If I define an integer field to be NOT NULL, that does not mean I want any NULL I insert to be silently converted to a 0. Foremost, a database needs to be correct. The outcome of queries in relational databases is mathematically exact. IMHO, that means MySQL simply does not qualify as a relational database. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
