I may be completely of track here, but I would think that the CPU1 drive being very busy has more to do with the fact that all the other CPU's (PC's) are reading the data from the database on that PC.
I'm not sure that you could move the tables to memory and still have them easily accessible to the other PCs . Just my 2 pence worth. Paul Bennett > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [delphi-en] Better than dBase (.dbf) > Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 17:56:22 -0000 > > > Hi All, > > Questions: > 1. What is the best database to use in the following application? > 2. Could I put the database in RAM memory so the hard drive won't > be busy? > > Application: > I build free submarine simulator software for teachers to teach > math and science to children. They perform scientific and > humanitarian missions only! > The database is dBase (.dbf) with 40 records (20k bytes) which hold > the location, speed, depth, course, ... for each contact (ships, > submarines, whales, navigarional aids, ...) The master math engine > (on CPU 1) updates data once every second, and other CPU's (Radar, > Sonar, Ships, Submarines, Aircraft, ...) read the data once every 2 > to 8 seconds. I can hear CPU 1 hard drive being very busy. I use > Delphi 5 and 2006. I suspect there is a better database for my > application than dBase! > Any thoughts! > Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze
