I (think that I) read somewhere in the past that you are considering also a single-file database.
Is that true and if so what is the current state of that "feature"?

Christian

Christian,

<< I (think that I) read somewhere in the past that you are considering also
a single-file database. Is that true and if so what is the current state of
that "feature"? >>

It's about 70% done at this point, and will be part of an EDB 3.0 release.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim,

thank you for the clarification. The next question naturally arises about the road map (time wise) to this v3 release.

Christian,

Christian,

<< thank you for the clarification. The next question naturally arises about
the road map (time wise) to this v3 release. >>

As soon as its done, that's about all I can say.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim


Is V3 going to be f/s and c/s or just c/s?

Roy Lambert

Roy,

<< Is V3 going to be f/s and c/s or just c/s? >>

The single-file architecture will be C-S/single-user only, no multi-user
access.  However, there will be an option for automatically finding servers
on the network, so multi-user, file-sharing will move pretty easily over to
this architecture with the added benefits of more stability and better
performance.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim

><< Is V3 going to be f/s and c/s or just c/s? >>
>
>The single-file architecture will be C-S/single-user only, no multi-user
>access. However, there will be an option for automatically finding servers
>on the network, so multi-user, file-sharing will move pretty easily over to
>this architecture with the added benefits of more stability and better
>performance.

I await others comments with interest and foreboding

Roy Lambert

Roy,

<< I await others comments with interest and foreboding >>

Given the performance of the latest SMB protocol, I suspect that most people
would be glad to move off of the file-sharing model.  Especially given the
fail-safety aspects.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim


><< I await others comments with interest and foreboding >>
>
>Given the performance of the latest SMB protocol, I suspect that most people
>would be glad to move off of the file-sharing model. Especially given the
>fail-safety aspects.

One of my thoughts was where ElevateDB is used for single user/single PC apps which is where I'm sure a number of the questions foor single file database has come from. Also F/S is easier to setup / maintain for the non-computer literate than C/S.

Roy Lambert

Roy,

<< One of my thoughts was where ElevateDB is used for single user/single PC
apps which is where I'm sure a number of the questions foor single file
database has come from. >>

Single-user applications are not an issue - they can work just fine with an
embedded engine.

<< Also F/S is easier to setup / maintain for the non-computer literate than
C/S. >>

I disagree.  If the connection process is transparent, then there is no
setup other than installing both the client application and the server.
With peer-to-peer, one simply has to choose which machine will run the
server.  That's no different than determining which machine will host the
data.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com