[AccessD] SAP DB open source database engine

Gustav Brock gustav at cactus.dk
Wed Jan 29 06:06:00 CST 2003


Hi Marty

So you have this animal running?
What are your comments?

I have tried to locate some benchmarks or reviews but have failed.

/gustav


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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

>>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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