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Posted by Gary L. Burnore on 06/05/05 22:01
On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 14:49:24 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
<jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>Gary L. Burnore wrote:
>>
>> I'm aware of many good database independent apps. Sorry you've not
>> had the same experience. Having an app that works well in Oracle,
>> Informix, MS SQL and Mysql isn't really all that hard to do.
>>
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>Gary,
>
>I have more than 25 years of relational DB experience, including 13
>years with IBM.
Jerry, like you I have more than 25 years of relational database
experience. I've written several applications that use that are
database independent and I still receive royalty checks for them.
>It covers everything from PC' with 20KB databases to
>mainframes with database sizes in the 100's of terabytes. And I agree
>with Mladen - I have never seen a *good* database independent application.
Sorry for your loss.
>I've also seen many "database independent" applications. But if they
>truly are completely database independent, then they can't take
>advantage of the power of the particular database they are using.
That's simply not true.
>They must code to the "least common denominator", which means they must use
>only those features available in all database.
Actually, "they" don't. Coding can be done so as to make use of the
features of whichever database is used. Takes more up front planning,
but it works.
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