robert_goetz, Monday, October 07, 2002, 4:51:02 PM, you wrote: raWSdd> i am a trainee at westlb-systems in duesseldorf, germany and it's my task raWSdd> to evaluate different dbms' like Postgre SQL, MySQL, MS Access ´97 ;), SAP raWSdd> DB and Oracle raWSdd> well i searched the web and various documentations but i'm not really sure raWSdd> if all of this is still correct or if i may have misunderstood some things raWSdd> so i'd like to ask you if you could help me... raWSdd> i think it will only take 5 or 10 minutes for you guys to send me some raWSdd> _brief_ information about the following aspects concerning MySQL:
Almost all your questions are covered at http://www.mysql.com raWSdd> - SQL Standards http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Compatibility.html raWSdd> - Support: ODBC, JDBC, API's? http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Clients.html raWSdd> - Portation (is it possible to transport data and how and to which other raWSdd> databases?) There are a lot of converters: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/SEC673.html You can also select data into text file or make a dump file using mysqldump utility: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/mysqldump.html raWSdd> - Administration Tools http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/mysqladmin.html raWSdd> - Native Tools ? raWSdd> - Licences/Prices http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/MySQL_licenses.html raWSdd> - Support http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Business_Services_Support.html raWSdd> - System's Requirements / Required Ressources There is no strong requirement on hardaware ... Here you can find some info related different OS: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Operating_System_Specific_Notes.html raWSdd> - Operation Systems (Unix/Linux, Windows,...) http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Which_OS.html raWSdd> - Documentation http://www.mysql.com/documentation/index.html raWSdd> - Limits / Restrictions Sorry, but this question is too general. raWSdd> - Performance (pretty hard to find something about that...) http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Server_parameters.html raWSdd> - Connection to other DB-Systems (Import/Export) ODBC? raWSdd> - Cluster - Ability ? http://www.mysql.com/newsletter/2002-09/a0000000067.html raWSdd> - Languages http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Languages.html raWSdd> - Backup Possibilities http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Backup.html raWSdd> - Internet - Ability ? What do you mean "internet-ability"? raWSdd> well i'd be really glad if someone could help me with this exhausting raWSdd> task... within the next 2 or 3 days would be awesome... -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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