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<DIV>I dont actaully have a problem with the Native Delphi ADO controls,
just really wondering if the alternatives were really viable or not
etc.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeremy<BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeremy Coulter<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Monday, 11 October 2004 15:58 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B>
delphi@delphi.org.nz<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DUG] ADO or SQLDirect ?<BR></FONT>
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Hi All. </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white">I
am just doing a bit of an investigation at the moment, and wonders what
others had found was best to talk to an MSSQL server with Delphi. </DIV>
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Do you use ADO? or do use controls that talk to the MSSQL API like SQLDirect
?</DIV>
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Thanks, jeremy</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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