Hi groups, I need some experienced users to guide me on this issue. I am developping an Application that will be accessing a MySQL database through MyODBC. The application is developped using Visual Basic.
Since my application will be used simultaneously by more than 200 users, I want to know the implication of using one of the following methods for connecting to the server: 1. At logon, I create a connection to the server and maintain it throught the application life. By the application life I mean that the connection stays open as long as the application is loaded in the memory. So, for a user who is online for 3 hours, the connection is on for those three hours, even if the user goes out for a coffee. 2. I create a connection only when a query is about to be sent to the server. That means, I create a connection when I want to create an ADO recordset and run a query against the server. After running my query, I distroy the connection. Currently I am using the first option since I don't exactly what it is required (time and resources) to make a connection to the server. Will you please tell me how fast is to connect to the server. If you advise me that this method is the best, I will add functions to reconnect a dead connection. Any ideas and advices are highly welcomed Thanks, __________________________________ NZEYIMANA Emery Fabrice NEFA Computing Services, Inc. P.O. Box 5078 Kigali Office Phone: +250-51 11 06 Office Fax: +250-50 15 19 Mobile: +250-08517768 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nefacomp.net/
