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Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

Title:DEC Rdb against the World
Moderator:HERON::GODFRIND
Created:Fri Jun 12 1987
Last Modified:Thu Feb 23 1995
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1348
Total number of notes:5438

1026.0. "RALLY to Rdb/VMS via PC!" by JENEVR::RLEE () Wed Nov 06 1991 15:30

From:	KOBAL::LANDRY "TERRI LANDRY - DEC RALLY V3.0 PROJECT LEADER  05-Nov-1991 1846"  5-NOV-1991 19:25:48.01
To:	@RALLY$TOOLS:RALLY-PROGRAM-TEAM.DIS
CC:	LANDRY
Subj:	Another exciting breakthrough on DEC RALLY V3.0!


We have had another exciting breakthrough on DEC RALLY V3.0.  We are now
able to access Rdb/VMS databases from the PC using SQL Services (and
boy, is it fast)!!  Congratulations to everyone on the team for another
job well done.  Field test here we come!

Terri
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1026.1But, VMS ONLY!!BGO01::KETILTue Nov 12 1991 16:016
	This is a fine story to tell in an VMS environment, but what about
	our "Open Advantage" campain not beeing able to deliver SQL/Services
	on other platforms?

	Ketil
1026.2SQL/Access is the solutionBROKE::HIGGSSQL is a camel in disguiseTue Nov 12 1991 23:088
The current problem is that every database system on every platform has a 
different interface (no, SQL isn't an interface).  To interoperate with them 
all is a large job, unless you come up with something common to them all.  
That's what SQL/Access is, and that's the  approach we'll take to access other 
databases.  Any other approach involves far too many resources.

We're not standing still, but some things simply take time, especially when
resources are scarce.