Re: Differences in DB Design in Client/Server

In article <20mntc$bfg_at_sun1.clark.net> rono_at_sun1.clark.net writes:

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>We have heard that there are concerns in developing a client/server DB
>application that are not there for centralized applications (number of
>joins or views...)
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>Anyone have any thoughts on what these are?
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>Ron Olshavsky
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The database engine should work in exactly the same way regardless of whether it is centralised or client/server. The big thing about client/server is that you end up having so much more to support.

Your clients may be running a different operating system to your server, you have a network to support (plus any design considerations about network traffic - SQL*Net is a dog compared to some of the middleware available), and possibly a 3rd party GUI development tool with bundled router.

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Chris Jack