Jim,

> Single file! That outta generate several hundred posts. You might as
> well say 'Macs are better than PC's!' or 'Linux is better than Windows!'
> or 'The Patriots are already the best football team in history whether
> they win the superbowl or not!'.

Single file formats stink when you need to provide direct multi-user
access (think MDB files). Once you do away with that and insist that ALL
access is via the server process then single file operation is fine
since you just invent your own virtual file system within the container
and use your own locking and caching semantics etc.

There is no contradiction or reversal of position here

Eryk

Cool, I didn't catch that the enterprise edition would be limited to C/S
model. That makes a lot more sense.

Jim
> Jim,
>
>> Single file! That outta generate several hundred posts. You might as
>> well say 'Macs are better than PC's!' or 'Linux is better than
>> Windows!' or 'The Patriots are already the best football team in
>> history whether they win the superbowl or not!'.
>
> Single file formats stink when you need to provide direct multi-user
> access (think MDB files). Once you do away with that and insist that ALL
> access is via the server process then single file operation is fine
> since you just invent your own virtual file system within the container
> and use your own locking and caching semantics etc.
>
> There is no contradiction or reversal of position here
>
> Eryk

Jim,

<< Cool, I didn't catch that the enterprise edition would be limited to C/S
model. That makes a lot more sense. >>

Yes, my apologies.  It will be C/S only - no file-sharing.  The existing EDB
products will still have file-sharing access, however, so you basically have
the best of all worlds.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com