SAPDB doesn't have collation (i.e. case-sensitivity). Be aware of this before you make a choice.
While I was trialing it, the support was exceptional with very quick response from actual SAP engineers, but the lack of case-sensitivity was a show-stopper for me. Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zak Greant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Richard Morton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "MySQL List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:28 PM Subject: Re: MySQL v SAB DB > On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 11:29:23AM +0000, Richard Morton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > My fledgling product is based around a MySQL database, my _first_ customer is > > asking me to use SAB DB. Obviously this means a bit of re-engineering work and > > extensive testing. I am looking for peoples experiences of SAP DB, so that I > > can build a case for continueing with MySQL, (other than that the product works > > fine with MySQL) > > > > Does anyone have such experience. > > Sorry - I can't offer any real advice here. All of my experience in > this area is hearsay. There was a discussion on slashdot that > discussed SAPDB - however, there was a pretty high noise-to-signal > ratio for the discussion. > > > Is the support as good as MySQL? > > Who knows? Perhaps ask the same question on the SAPDB community list? > :) > > > >From what I can see, it is a fully featured DB engine. > > You can use our crash-me utility to see differences in the feature set > implemented between MySQL and SAPDB. This will at least give you some > indication. > > Cheers! > -- > Zak Greant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > MySQL AB Community Advocate > Personal Blog: http://zak.fooassociates.com > > AdBusters: Creative Resistance to Consumerism (http://adbusters.org) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
