Re: Sybase, Oracle or DB2???

From: Gordon E. Hooker <gordonh_at_acslink.net.au>
Date: 1995/10/19
Message-ID: <466dv6$94a_at_peg.apc.org>#1/1


tillkahle_at_aol.com (TillKahle) wrote:

>You wrote that bank for the buck might be a reason to buy MS SQL.
>From my experience I can tell that declarative referential integrity
>and reliable two-phase commits are a big pain in the ass with MS SQL.
 

>I've tried Oracle and Watcom and if you don't want to spend a month
>troubleshooting Oracle triggers, Rollback segments etc. Watcom SQL 4.0
>is a very good bet on a couple of different platforms.

My sources tell me that Watcom SQL 4.0 is OK if you have no reason to try and restore the database after a crash.

>RE: PC Magazine, October 11, 1994 gives a good summary.
 

>Good luck,
 

>T. Kahle, Hamburg

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It is far better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt... Received on Thu Oct 19 1995 - 00:00:00 CET

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