Daniel Rail:

Thank you for a very thorough answer. I'll look at IB Objects.

Harold D. Ausfresser
Halze Software Solutions, LLC

At 06:22 PM 1/26/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>The main reason that my company went with IB Objects was the tools
>available at the time and it offered the best usability and flexibility for
>Interbase(we started using it when IB 6 was in beta back in May
>2000). We've been with IB Objects since then. We made comparisons between
>IB Express and IB Objects and IB Objects came on top for
>performance. Delphi 6 wasn't available at the time and we still develop in
>Delphi 5, as we don't see a reason to upgrade yet.
>
>Also, I don't know if dbExpress will support Firebird when the interface
>will change, because it will eventually(but time will tell). If your
>development requires you to be able to connect multiple RDMS without having
>to create multiple versions, then dbExpress is the way to go. Otherwise
>give IB Objects a try and you'll see a difference with dbExpress(BTW I did
>try Delphi 6 and dbExpress) with the ease of setting up a connection.
>
>But it all comes down to one thing. Use what you feel comfortable
>using. But, it doesn't hurt to try 3rd party components. Also, IB Objects
>has a trustware licence(read the details on the website for more
>details). And, IB Objects has a great support via a Yahoo Group.
>
>Hope this answers your question!