[AccessD] SAP DB open source database engine

MartyConnelly martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Wed Feb 5 11:19:00 CST 2003


I have come across references to it's use in German government in a 
production environment
at the (Bundeskartellamt) (Federal Cartel Office) .

Gustav Brock wrote:

>Hi Marty
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>So you have this animal running?
>What are your comments?
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>I have tried to locate some benchmarks or reviews but have failed.
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>/gustav
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>>Subscribe to the sapdb-general mailing list and you get to talk to the
>>actual people at SAP Labs
>>http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
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>>The install isn't perfect for Windows. I tried to create a new database
>>from within DB Manager, and kept getting the error with  "util_execute 
>>init config" - I believe it was because I was trying to create too small 
>>a datafile and logfile (1mb default each) - upon reading some posts from 
>>the sapdb-general mailing list, it appears that it needs a "reserved" 
>>space of about 4 to 20mb for the
>>system tables log files etc
>>The DB manager is written in VB and source code is included  for hints
>>The SQL dialect is perhaps closest to Oracle
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>>>Did you know that the SAP DB enterprise database engine is open
>>>source? And free to use for anything else than a SAP solution:
>>>
>>>SAP DB can be used free of charge in non-SAP environments. There are
>>>various Support Models offered for SAP DB. If you use SAP DB as a
>>>database system for SAP solutions, a maintenance contract is required.
>>>
>>>Thus, if are looking for a heavy duty ERP engine but don't have the
>>>budget for Oracle/MSSQL/DB2 pay this very neat site (including full
>>>on-line documentation) a visit: 
>>>
>>>   http://www.sapdb.org/
>>>
>>>You can even order a cd-rom with the complete site and all downloads
>>>free of charge (pick the link CD-ROM).
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>>>
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