[AccessD] Clearing the decks for MySQL

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Anyone and everyone interested in the subject of MySQL and MariaDB is
invited to visit our site (www.artfulsoftware.com), from which you can
download a bunch of chapters of our book plus all the source code for free.
Beyond that, there is a nominal charge for everything, including free
access to everything we add or revise or update during the next year.

So far, I confess, there is nothing up yet that is specific to MariaDB, but
this is a subject of concern to Peter and me, if only because we would
rather sleep with Monty than Larry (metaphorically speaking of course :).
Soon shall come additional chapters attempting to describe the buy-out, the
momentary allegiance, and the subsequent divorce; and from then on we shall
concentrate on MariaDB, leaving the old (except the obsolete) text intact,
and building upon it as we follow Monty et. al. into the new world of
MariaDB.
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This is not meant to disparage entirely Oracle's efforts in the MySQL
realm. The documentation, to take only one example, has improved, and they
have added some useful code as well. But our allegiance remains with Monty.

This is an open invitation to all you readers interested in exploring this
frontier, so that we can improve our documentation of same. We (Peter
Brawley and I) shall try to answer your questions, and we are especially
interested in the hurdles you find difficult when switching from MS SQL and
other databases, entering the admittedly different world of MySQL and
MariaDB. Since the original model was Oracle, I'm guessing that Oracle
users will have the path of least resistance, but otoh if they're already
into Oracle then why backtrack, except to avoid the huge licensing costs?
Not that that's insufficient reason. But I digress. What I'm interested in
is the Access and MS SQL user-place, and helping in those arenas.

Arthur

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Darryl Collins <
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au> wrote:

> "I look forward to discussing MySQL with everyone interested in the
> subject."
>
> Count me as 'interested'.  Your posts are usually highly educational John
> and I appreciate you taking the time and effort to share your experiences
> with the rest of us.
>
> Cheers
> Darryl.
>
>