Try MS SQL Server Express, it's available free from Microsoft and can be freely distributed. It can also support the MS reporting services. SQL isn't so bad, once you've taken the plunge you'll wonder why you waited :-)
>Hi All, > >I've avoided using SQL now for many years as I really don't want to >spend the time to learn that stuff. Flat files or a simple >master-detail are really good enough for me. > >But... I need an alternative. I've been using Absolute database but >their filtering performance is well behind the rest. I'm thinking of >Access but I seem to be having trouble using indexes as I get a >"current provider does not support the necessary interface for Index >functionality" error. > >Can anyone advise a suitable alternative? I'm using D2005 although I >do have access to D2006. > >Standard application for me is a flat file table with 500,000 records >around the 100Mb mark. I need to be able to filter and run analysis >on the filtered table. I use the raw filter strings as this gives me >the most flexibility - perhaps it's just because I'm used to it. > >Cheers, >Chris. > >_______________________________________________ >Delphi-DB mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-db Garth S. Wilcox email addresses [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site: www.garthw.com _______________________________________________ Delphi-DB mailing list [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-db
