[AccessD] SAP DB open source database engine

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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

Gustav Brock wrote:

>Hi all
>
>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).
>
>/gustav
>
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