> I wish I could finally get some of my apps graduated off IB5.6 but they

look

> like staying there for quite some time to come.
> There's not much I can argue to convince my clients they need to go to the
> expense of an upgrade when the app works exactly the way they want now.

I can image that - if it works, don't fix it :)

IB7 will improve performance by supporting SMP servers and it is said that
general performance benefits greatly from the new internal threading
model...

That might convince your clients :)

Martijn Tonies
InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase and Firebird
http://www.interbaseworkbench.com

Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com

"This is an object-oriented system.
If we change anything, the users object."

> :-)
>
> Alan
>
>
>
>
>
> > "should be the dialect for every new database" !!!!
> > not so Martijn
> > surely there needs to be a data requirement for int64 and date only
> types
> > otherwise dialect 1 is just dandy
>
> Right - here I think you actually explain why you should use Dialect 3
> for your _new_ databases.
>
> D1 will get discarded/not developed further - if you don't start using
> D3 now (which, btw, adheres more to the SQL standard), you'll be
> left holding the bag in due time and you will be _forced_ to change your
> database to D3 which might not be that easy...
>
> Martijn Tonies
> InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase and Firebird
> http://www.interbaseworkbench.com
>
> Upscene Productions
> http://www.upscene.com
>
> "This is an object-oriented system.
> If we change anything, the users object."
>
> > and may continue to be so until dialect 1 is totally discarded.
> > I haven't tested this but if you do not use int64 and date only types,
> you
> > may still be able to use it with dialect 3.
> >
> > Alan
>
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