Message-Id: <mailto:199603021524.JAA14758@library.wustl.edu> Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 07:20:01 -0800 From: Mike Betz <mailto:betz@WLN.COM> Subject: Re: Databases for multi-image documents To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
One important limitation to Access is that it was not designed to run over a network. Therefore if you use it for a number of users you need to consider whether your network can support the traffic. Access will run on the network as if it was on a local machine.Mike Betz mailto:betz@wln.com
PS Roy, please turn off your encoding on your M$ Exchange mail server.
On Fri, 1 Mar 1996, Roy McKeown wrote:
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> Bob,
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> Had you considered Microsoft's Access?
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> Advantages:
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> It's cheap - possibly about $100 but you will probably be able to get > some sort of academic deal.
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> It has a huge user base and is well supported - probably within your own > institution even.
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> It is extremely flexible and in appropriate configurations could cope > with all your database needs. It is quite capable of linking text to > images and you should be able to transfer your existing database into > it. It would be relatively simple to set up a "pick list" of all the > image files and select those linked to a particular document
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> Even if you ultimately decide it is the wrong choice it won't have cost > you much in actual cash but the experience gained in setting it up will > arm you with all the right questions when you come to make the "real" > choice.
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> Disadvantages:
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> It is not purpose-built for any particular application so there is a > moderately steep learning curve in setting up your particular version.
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> Just my two penn 'orth. I'm currently going round this particular loop > too so I'd be interested in the outcome.
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