I'd also add, that I looked at this while working for a bit in C#. The biggest difference is in the reason it exists. Databases like MySql and Firebird etc exist to create full databases with certain limitations depending on your requirements, but full databases none the less.<div>
<br></div><div>M'Soft's SQL Express exists to sell SQLServer - no other reason. It is therefore made with the idea that developers will at some stage reach the point where they will have to purchase SQLServer in order to continue developing.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Steve</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Steve Peacocke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve@peacocke.net">steve@peacocke.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>For a start, the file size limit but I think there is more than that.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd also still need to access it</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>
</font></span><div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Steve</font></span><div><div class="h5"><br><br>On 16/01/2012, at 5:06 PM, "David O'Brien" <<a href="mailto:Dave@iccs.co.nz" target="_blank">Dave@iccs.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">What is it that stops you?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz" target="_blank">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz" target="_blank">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Peacocke<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 16 January 2012 4:20 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Suitable Database for XE2 Pro<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br><br>On Monday, 16 January 2012, David O'Brien <<a href="mailto:Dave@iccs.co.nz" target="_blank">Dave@iccs.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br>> Why not use SQL Express?<br><br>Mainly due to the limitations that don't apply to databases like Firebird or MySql.<br>
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