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I thought I had seen some posts on this earlier but I couldn't find any. We
are about to start work on a huge redesign and upgrade on one of our
software projects, and there has been much discussion as to what database we
should use for our data. We're considering giving the user a choice between
Oracle, MS Access, and Paradox, but in order to do so, we need to use a
database engine that is reliable, robust, and efficient. We have used BDE in
the past simply because it came bundled with C++ builder, but we've had a
few small compatibility issues and heard of others having larger problems
(large BLOB fields getting corrupted, conflicts with WordPerfect, etc.).

A colleague of mine mentioned using ADO. After a few searches on the web, I
still haven't come up with much that actually describes the pros and cons of
using ADO, especially in contrast with BDE. I figured C++ Builder and Delphi
users would know the most about this because many of you have used both. If
someone can point me in the right direction or provide me with some good
facts (or opinions), it would be greatly appreciated.

Jeremy Wright
JTech Medical