Hello,
I'm implementing an addational abstractionlayer between our TDataset descandent and
several other TDataset descandants including the ElevateDb Components.
Our application contains codes that are optimized for SQL-servers(MS-SQL/Oracle) and for
file based Databases (Paradox/BDE), actually.
On application start, the kind of database(SQL or file based) that is used is detected, so
that the optimzed code can be used.

Is ElevateDB more a SQL-Server or more a Filebased Database?

At the moment I think of it to be file based Database if used in local mode.
But what if it is used in remote mode?
What would TEDBTable.open do, 'Select * '  ?

<< Is ElevateDB more a SQL-Server or more a Filebased Database? >>

It's both.

<< At the moment I think of it to be file based Database if used in local
mode. But what if it is used in remote mode? >>

Same situation.

<< What would TEDBTable.open do, 'Select * '  ?  >>

No, it only retrieves the rows necessary to satisfy any data-aware controls,
or the value of the RemoteReadSize property:

http://www.elevatesoft.com/scripts/manual.dll?action=mancompprop&id=edb1&product=d&version=7&comp=TEDBDataSet&prop=RemoteReadSize

whichever is greatest.

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Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Thanks, for this detailed Information.