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Thanks Jeff. Your advice has been invaluable.

Regards,
Alva

Jeff Overcash (TeamB) <overcash@onramp.net> wrote in message
news:3ACFD926.C2C96EEF@onramp.net...
> Alva Chew wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am deciding to switch to Interbase for my database applications, after
> > some disastrous encounters with Paradox tables. I am opting for the Open
> > Source Edition because apparently my customers didn't believe in paying
more
> > money. However I am new to this and after looking at all the messages
that
> > have been posted here, I am all the more confused.
> >
> > Basically I would like to know the following:
> > 1. After downloading IB 6.0 OS, do I have to compile it? How do I do
that?
>
> The directions for building it are in the readme files.  I suggest you
just go
> with the binaries at http:\\mers.com
>
> > 2. Can I use the IBX components available in D5 or do I have to download
> > from the Borland site?
>
> I suggest you move to the latest, 4.52.  You can find that at
> http://codecentral.borland.com/codecentral/ccweb.exe/author?authorid=102.
If
> you ask IBX question in the delphi.database.interbaseexpress group there
are a
> lot of people who will help you get started.
>
> > 3. How to I convert my database applications from using Paradox tables
to
> > IB? Any changes to the coding?
> >
>
> There will be some.  Mostly from your standpoint of how you think in
dealing
> with a C/S backend and not a file based database.  This paradigm shift is
> probably your biggest hurdle.
>
> > Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Seems like there are a lot of negativity over the IB 6.0 OS issue. But I
am
> > still sticking with Borland simply because I think it is still the best
in
> > making development tools around. Well, thats just my thoughts.
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Alva Chew
>
>
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