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hmm, that depends, what your app must do.<br />
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i would prefer a sql-database (Oracle, mssql,...) <br />
with a bde-replacement driver.<br />
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tell more about, for what you need it.<br />
just for beginning use paradox, <br />
its properly supported by delphi and bde.<br />
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meikl
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For a small multiuser application I would recommend the Interbase SQL server.<br />
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Regards,<br />
Kot.
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If you've got Delphi 5, I would use ADO to connect to your database. &nbsp;I find it's fairly easy to set up.<br />
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Instead of fiddling around, setting up BDE alias' on every computer (or writing the code to dreate them), Delphi has a wizard which creates an ADO connection string for you, and then just connects to the DB. &nbsp;Great simple stuff that just works.<br />
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See ya,<br />
Dave.
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ADO is just the connection, which non-Client/Server (file based) DB would you recommend as base?<br />
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Wouldn't MS-access be a good choice for a file-based DB?
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Starting a new database app in Delphi/CppBuilder - which DB tech would you recommend? Using BDE? Using ODBC drivers? ADO? MS Access?
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Starting a new database app in Delphi/CppBuilder - which DB tech would you recommend? Using BDE? Using ODBC drivers? ADO? MS Access?

hmm, that depends, what your app must do.

i would prefer a sql-database (Oracle, mssql,...) 
with a bde-replacement driver.

tell more about, for what you need it.
just for beginning use paradox, 
its properly supported by delphi and bde.

meikl

For a small multiuser application I would recommend the Interbase SQL server.

Regards,
Kot.

If you&#39;ve got Delphi 5, I would use ADO to connect to your database.  I find it&#39;s fairly easy to set up.

Instead of fiddling around, setting up BDE alias&#39; on every computer (or writing the code to dreate them), Delphi has a wizard which creates an ADO connection string for you, and then just connects to the DB.  Great simple stuff that just works.

See ya,
Dave.

ADO is just the connection, which non-Client/Server (file based) DB would you recommend as base?

Wouldn&#39;t MS-access be a good choice for a file-based DB?

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