I really see no good reason not to use the MS compiler, especially if its
faster. Now for another dumb question. Does it matter which version of MSVC
I use? i.e. Standard, Pro, Enterprise...

I always wanted an excuse to learn C++, this is probably as good a reason as
any. ;-)

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Uckun <tim@...>
To: <IB-Architect@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [IB-Architect] Building IB6


> At 08:16 PM 7/27/00 -0500, you wrote:
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> >Im probably way out of line here, but it's just an idea I thought I would
> >throw out there.
>
> It's an interesting idea. The first thing you would lose of course is the
> multi platform support. Maybe when klyx comes out you could support two
> platforms but that's all. Also you would have to translate every patch and
> enhancement submitted to the original IB. It seems like a lot of work and
> for not much of a gain. If you really want to help and contribute perhaps
> you can work on ibconsole which I understand is written in delphi and
start
> making that better or write some support tools like a data transformation
> tool or a data warehouse tool. I would love to see an easier way to move
> delimeted files into and out of IB.
>
> The fact that IB plays nice with Delphi is a great asset. One of the few
> projects that you can join and make a difference without knowing C.
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> Tim Uckun
> Mobile Intelligence Unit.
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