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Re: Database query

To: REALbasic NUG <realbasic-nug at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Re: Database query
From: Norman Palardy <npalardy at great-white-software dot com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:18:21 -0600
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On 8-Sep-07, at 1:05 PM, Bart Silverstrim wrote:

> Anyway, I was saying that if the application worked, then it isn't
> against REAL's licensing to use the database that way?

I know of no licensing restrictions.

> Ah.  The server portion I was referring to was an
> application/daemon/service that talked to the database and was the  
> only
> part talking to the database.
>
> client app->(network connection)->server application<->database
>
> The server application handles requests from clients and arbitrates  
> the
> data served, so no client is connecting to the database. The database
> talks to the server application as it queries for data.

This is effectively what REAL SQL Server does

>> Can you communicate between various apps and hack together a "multi
>> user" set up ?
>> Sure but you may have some issues.
>> For low volume stuff it will probably be OK.
>
> Hmm...
>
> So you're saying the scenario I'm posing would not violate RS's
> licensing, and if anything, only testing against real-world deployment
> would dictate problems with scaling.  I'm guessing there's not  
> anyplace
> that tested or benchmarked such things... :-/

Yes.

All I can point you at is the SQLite FAQ <http://sqlite.org/faq.html>  
where they do talk about some related items (see items #5 and #6) and  
the "Appropriate uses for SQLite" <http://sqlite.org/whentouse.html>

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