Hi,

> First, thanks again for all the kind support and suggestions you all have

provided. I've gotten nice responses before from other ng's as a newbie,
but not the quantity and quality that I've been given here.

>
> My q. is: Many people keep telling us to just go with MSSQL and have the

client pay for its license (which will go over like a fart in church for
most of them) or look at MySQL instead of FB. Do you folks see FB as a
solid alternative to MSSQL (no, I don't care if it is as fast, just 90% as
fast would be fine)? Is MySQL something that I should be looking at... or
is it just another flat-file system with the same issues I've already faced.

>

I wouldn't trust my data to MySQL - at least, not for write operations as
well. I like transactions. I like database-constraints. I like referential
integrity. I also like Stored Procedures and Triggers. In short - I dislike
MySQL (although things are getting better).

Sure, MS SQL would be a good alternative - it also requires more tuning,
keep track of transaction logs and run on Windows only.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase & Firebird
Firebird Workbench - the developer tool for Firebird
Upscene Productions
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