Re: What Will I Lose

In article <775247025snz_at_trayport.demon.co.uk>, eddie_at_trayport.demon.co.uk ("Edmund H.W. Hor") writes:
|> In article <30pa7r$fn7_at_u.cc.utah.edu>
|> michael_at_morgan.med.utah.edu "macepi" writes:
|>
|> > My sys. admin. is thinking of moving from Sybase 4.2 to Dbase 4. I will
|> > be the guy using the database and running all of the queries.
|> >
|> > My question: what will I lose in the transition? (if there is a
|> > comparison between the two)
|> >
|> > Michael
|> >
|>
|>
|> Are you sure that you want to replace Sybase 4.2 with the Borland Dbase 4 ??
|> If that was your question, I recommand you to think twice. It is because
|> it sounds like walking backward.
|>

I agree. You'll be loosing everything from multi-user access to being able to create databases that span multiple devices. I am not familiar with the limitations (or strengths) of Dbase 4, but I would guess that it is more restrictive in the number of columns, indices, etc. that a table can have. Basically, I think your are trying to compare apples and oranges. To me, there is no comparison Dbase and any of the major DBMS vendors.

                                Teresa Larson

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