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Carlo · Guest

For small DB applications written in Delphi for one or few users in a small
net I need a DB engine with these characteristics:
- an application must be available for creating and modifying data and
structure of the tables ( something like Borland Database Desktop )
- users access in the net should be regulated by a net file ( the mechanism
of BDE is OK)
- implements SQL
- the engine must be linked in the exe of the application, so the engine
doesn't require any installation

In other terms I am looking for something like BDE but with some
differences:
- only one data base format is supported ( paradox Data Base should be OK)
and therefore shouldn't implement the connection with any other DB
- data base Desktop must be restricted for supporting only the data base
format used by the engine
- should have a Delphi modul that implements components with all the code
for the data base engine.

Does anybody knows if something like this is already available?

Bill Todd · Guest

Two options you should consider are Advantage and DBISAM. It sounds
like you want a file server database for a multiuser application. That
is a bad idea because any file server database is subject to
corruption if a workstation crashes. Both Advantage and DBISAM have
single user and server versions. You can use the same EXE with both.
For information on other possibilities see www.kylecordes.com .

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Scott Metzger · Guest

I'll second Advantage.
http://www.advantagedatabase.com/