Re: Advice On How To Keep Data Please


"Ralph" <nt_consulting64@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Jeff Gaines" <whitedragon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It's clear that I need to update my trusty Access 2007 so I am trying to
think in broad terms the best way to keep my data.

I generally drive Access using ADO in C# (I will look at ADO.NET), only
using it directly to create the original database for the program I am
writing. I write programs for myself, I don't sell them although some are
on the Code Project/GotDotNet sites. The records can be up to 60K as I
keep largeish files in it.

The choices I have considered are:

SQL Server Desktop Engine
It's free but it doesn't have a front end like Access, although I think I
could use the VS IDE to set up a new database. I always have problems
backing up its databases, the files always seem to be open so my batch
backup process often can't back them up. I don't know how I would
re-install files into it after an OS re-install, I imagine there must be
a
way though.

XML Files
It's also free and doesn't have a front end although I have written one
in
C# so that's not an issue. It's also easy to backup the files.
I am concerned about keeping large files in it though, somehow I have a
better feeling of security with a large file in an access 'Memo' field
than in what is effectively a text file. It's also a pain to keep
pictures
in.

Access 2007
Has an easy to use front end and I am confident about keeping data in it
and backing up the database files. It's horrendously expensive in the UK
(although I may be able to get somebody to pick it up in the USA for me).

So, any thoughts or suggestions please? Driving it from C# is key so
things like Open Office don't really hack it.

If I'm in the wrong place to ask please point me on :-)


Since you are using dotNet - Take a look at SQL Server Express 2005
Free
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=220549b5-0b07-4448-8848-dcc397514b41&displaylang=en

Xcopy, distribution
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165716.aspx

FrontEnd Management tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C243A5AE-4BD1-4E3D-94B8-5A0F62BF7796&displaylang=en


And MSDE is not supported on Vista or Server 2008.

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