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mgogala_at_rocketmail.com wrote:
>
> In article <74h4ok$oq6$1_at_camel21.mindspring.com>,
> "Greg Williams" <greg.williams_at_lambdaconsulting.com> wrote:
> > I have been asked to research the difference between using a Oracle8
> > database vs. MS Access 97 database. If you could give me specifics on the
> > differences and advantages/disadvantages of the two databases I would be
> > most appreciative. Security opinions/detials would be a plus!
> >
> > Greg Williams
> > Lambda Consulting
> > greg.williams_at_lambaconsulting.com
> >
> >
> The difference is approximately the same as between a space rocket and a
> wooden stick, Access, of course, being a stick.
> Live long and prosper,
>
> --
> Mladen Gogala
>
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Another analogy might be between a large freight truck and a motorcycle;
there are a lot of neat things one
could do with Access on a small scale, and Oracle (or any serious DBMS)
is used to run large databases. I would imagine that you could do
anything you wanted to do with Oracle and that it would have enough
security and scalability to meet your requirements as well as anything.
One point, of course, is the question of the future of MS Access - does
anyone
have any knowledge of MS's plans about this product with respect to
upgrades to SQL Server?
Received on Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00:00 CST
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