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Terry,
    You will either have to write your own database or pay for the Pro
version of Delphi (or get hold of a copy of Delphi 3 which was issued free
in the UK with a magazine a good while ago now).   The standard version (if
I have understood the situation correctly) does not support database work in
the conventional sense.
    If you are only starting you would be as well to use the inbuilt
database of the Pro version (or Delphi 3 standard) which is effectively a
Paradox structure (or Dbase if you prefer, and I suggest you do not) using
the BDE (Borland Database Engine).   Don't get committed too heavily to BDE
as many people deride it and it has definite overheads for small projects.
However, it will be fine for evaluation of database needs and practices as
long as you are only using it on your own PC or other PCs which have BDE
installed.  Other databases (such as DBISAM) are better in many respects
than BDE, but cost extra money.  However  a later switch to DBISAM, for
example, is surprisingly easy as it is very compatible.
Regards
Allan Knox
"Terry" <Terry@Nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I am using Delphi (Standard Free Version) and I am trying to figure out
what the best Database is to
> use. I am attempting to create an application that will download and store
data of stockmarkets from
> around the world. I am thinking of creating a seperate database for each
equity that is downloaded
> as I fear that some databases might not be capable of handling the
shareprices of all the countries
> in the world.
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have never used Delphi in the
past but I recently decided
> to use it as I saw exceptional quick data handling capabilities that I had
not witnessed in other
> languages before.
>
> Regards
> Terry
>
>