I don't work with FM much (read: if I can help it) but others here are
pretty knowledgable about it.
While working with a multi-DB project (SQL & FM, if you believe) what I was
told was that the ODBC drivers for FM are pretty leaky and crash-prone. On
top of that, they are rather slow (even on FM server) as compared to a
native SQL server. And, of course, FM is only partially SQL compliant.
I may be off on the particulars, but that's the gist of what I heard. HTH.
--Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Moneymaker, Jon S CONT (WPNSTA Yorktown)
: [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 3:42 PM
: To: CF-Talk
: Subject: RE: FileMaker Pro Backend DB?
:
:
: None personally, but a fellow CF programmer friend had tried with minimal
: success to connect to FM.
: I recall a thread several weeks ago on this too, you might want
: to check the
: archives.
: If I recall correctly, it was way more problematic than it was worth, for
: that individual.
:
: Jon Moneymaker
: Computer Specialist
: Fleet and Family Support Center
: 799 Powderkeg Lane (Gate 3)
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: Yorktown, VA 23691
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Bob Haroche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 2:24 PM
: To: CF-Talk
: Subject: FileMaker Pro Backend DB?
:
:
: A potential client is considering porting his FileMaker db to the web to
: display his inventory on his site. I've no experience with FM but believe
: there are drivers out there for CF to interact with it. Does anyone have
: experience with this? Does FM online require a specific type of server in
: addition to CF? Does one query the db with more-or-less standard SQL? Any
: resource URL's would be appreciated.
:
: TIA.
:
: Regards,
: Bob Haroche
: O n P o i n t S o l u t i o n s
: www.OnPointSolutions.com
:
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