No one will be able to give an empirical answer to your question. Gather all the facts and then make a choice and you alone are the best one to make the decision. The link Adrian gave is superb, read it over.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of rehughes2 Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Microsoft Access database I do not subscribe to "pirated" or pirating software. I do believe in use of "free" and the reuse of public access software. Hopefully some other will provide some facts on MS Access. Are we in a portentaly hazardous situation that wiht more than 5 users the DB could crash? Thanks & Regards Ray Hughes ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [email protected] Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 11:43:58 -0500 >...or MySQL or PostgreSQL > >(if you don't want to spend $$ or support the pirating of software) > >Quoting "Alford, Gary L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I have not had problems with Access having more than 10,000 records. In >> fact, I have used it up to almost 100,000 records. It just runs a little >> slow. However, I have had tremendous problems with more that six users. >> Especially when they are trying to use the database at the same time. I >> would highly recommend upgrading the database to Oracle or SQL Server. >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> Gary L. Alford >> Manufacturing Operations Project Specialist >> Bell Helicopter XWorx >> Phone: (817) 280-6233 Fax: (817) 278-6233 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I have not failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work. >> Thomas A. Edison >> _____ >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rehughes2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:28 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Microsoft Access database >> >> >> All, >> >> I have a question about MS Access. I have been told in the past >> that Access is not an "enterprise" database. >> >> Also it shold be kept small with a limited number of users. >> >> I understand that it should be kept to 5 or less users and >> a size of less thatn 10000 records. >> >> Is this information which I have received questionable. >> Or basically true or YES it is TRUE. >> >> We are well over 5 users and well over 10,000 records. >> Are we in a portentaly hazardous situation? >> >> Regards >> Ray Hughes >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >> To subscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >> To subscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm >> >> >> > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- >To post, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >To subscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net ---------------------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm To subscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm ---------------------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm To subscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm
