If the consumer of this data is going to be external, then I would definitely use web services. Using a standard format (SOAP) will make it possible for anyone to consume the data.
Thanks, Nick Cipollina -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Wolthuis Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 4:58 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] UniData 7.1 vs. MS SQL 2005 performance Yes, agreed. I think if you start with user requirements for services, then have folks design for those requirements according to each environment, that would be a good start. I hesitate to say that it must be "web services" only because that might imply use of SOAP or an XML exchange that could prejudice the implementation, but otherwise defining the requirements as services makes a lot of sense. Each service implementation in different environments can then be judged and compared by a variety of measures. I'm starting to get that "fear of being tossed to u2-community" vibe when typing this... Time for some chocolate, perhaps. --dawn On 7/16/07, Marc Harbeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's why I suggested a web service method - by which each db could > employ whatever methodologies they have available - where the front end > could run the same transaction sets thru different back end API sets. > > An example API might be "Book Order" or "Ship Order" for example. > > I would imagine a full suite of transaction tests would also include the > transactions to populate a "test" database with objects such as > "Customers" "Items" etc etc. > > Just a thought. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoffrey > Mitchell > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 2:47 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] UniData 7.1 vs. MS SQL 2005 performance > > > How does not being able to know how the data is stored prohibit > empirical testing? As long as you can provide inputs to a system and > retrieve outputs you can perform empirical tests. > > -- > Geoffrey Mitchell > Programmer/Analyst > Home Decorator's Collection > 314-684-1062 > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > -- Dawn M. Wolthuis Tincat Group, Inc. tincat-group.com Take and give some delight today ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
