Re: What is the Right Database For Me??

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jl, i've started a project with firebird and am mostly happy with what it
offers so so and i can answer a few of these,

> 1. Currently my apps create thier database from scratch
> programmatically using DAO and Jet. When you distribute an app using
> Firebird (or any other SQL server) do you include a shell database?

no, my app creates the db (i think it takes maybe 4 lines of code) and then
generates the required tables as needed thru their .net provider using
standard ddl

> 2. How do you handle modifications/updates to the structure once it is
> installed?

ddl


> 3. How do you determine where to install it?

i have a default location, but it is configurable from within the app


> 4. Do your customers have to learn to be DBA's to support Firebird?

using the embedded engine there isnt really config/support so far (aside
from a few parameters in the inital db creation, but the project hasent
reached full production yet. so far the customers dont know that there is
even another db to support. we'll see when it starts to load up further.

.

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