> At LA Fox this next Tuesday, our subject matter is "Real World > Advantage" -- > discussion of converting a VFP project to Advantage DB. > > Bill Anderson >
Cool! I am reading some online info on it right now. Very interesting offering, interesting in a good way... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- > boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Bill Anderson > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 11:47 AM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: Advantage Database and VFP > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Gilbert M. Hale > <mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com>wrote: > > > Greetings! > > > > > > > > It looks like Sybase has made an effort to create some tools for > VFP/FP > > developers. I thought it would be worth forwarding this to y'all. > For me, > > PostgreSQL is doing a fine job. But I am not in a position where I > am > > prohibited from using Open Source solutions by a client or employer > either > > <g>. I have an earlier license for ADS (from a client who stopped > using it > > because it was "too hard" compared to Access), but I never felt the > need to > > play with it. > > > > > > > > An ADS license retails for I think $2,500 for 10 users (YMMV <g>), so > it is > > not a low cost solution when compared to PostgreSQL, Firebird, or > MySQL for > > free. But it is certainly far less costly than "non-Express" MS SQL > Server > > or Oracle (I have not priced those for a while, but they are much > more than > > $2,500 for 10 users), and they do have some interesting info if you > look at > > the link(s) provided below. It scales far beyond the SQL Server > Express > > 4Gb > > database size limit, which may be attractive to some folks. And it > looks > > like it is fairly easy to setup and administer. > > > > At LA Fox this next Tuesday, our subject matter is "Real World > Advantage" -- > discussion of converting a VFP project to Advantage DB. > > Bill Anderson > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/036801c9bf74$61cee3b0$256cab...@rr.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
