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    SQL and runtime?

    Does v10 runtime allow sql to be used in a production application? or Can one distribute an sql db to others?

    Thanks ahead to all.

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    Dave Mason
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    Skype is dave.mason46
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    Dave Mason
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      Re: SQL and runtime?

      Dave:

      I'm pretty sure that the runtime can run any code that you can write using the V10 developer edition. That would include calls to a server database.

      The server database is an entirely separate product and how it is deployed would depend on the license for that product. That would range from the free edition of MySQL on up to megabucks for SQL Server or Oracle - though I think there are free/lite versions of those too. Most of the "free" licenses have strict limitations when a "commercial" application is involved.

      In many (most) instances an Alpha app would be connecting to an already existing and administered server database. If you're starting completely from scratch, you not only need to manage your Alpha app but become a server database administrator as well.
      Finian

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        Re: SQL and runtime?

        Thanks Finnian,

        I was told that the V9 unlimited runtime would not run sql and it would require run engine to do so. Unlimited Runtime is unlimited and run engine is a per seat expense. I have seen no offer of Run Engine with version 10. I was hoping they included sql abilities with the Unlimited Runtime. It makes the product way more desirable.



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        Dave Mason
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        Skype is dave.mason46

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          Re: SQL and runtime?

          Curiosity got the better of me, so I re-installed MySQL. Using XBasic in V10 Developer, I created a connection string for MySQL and added a couple of SQL statements to generate some information back from MySQL. I saved the code on a button and then ran the code with the V10 Runtime. It worked.

          FWIW, the V10 unlimited runtime install includes what look to be the connection dlls for the major server databases, so I don't think there is a limitation on what you can run with it. This is not meant to be definitive, and it will be a while before I can go back to SQL testing.
          Finian

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            Re: SQL and runtime?

            Dave - I'm pretty sure there is only ONE runtime - the unlimited, or i.e., the runengine. I think the same is true of the developer's version, it is platinum.
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              Re: SQL and runtime?

              Finnian and Martin,


              Thanks for your work and looking into this.

              If Alpha V10 runtime has the ability to run sql, then Alpha should let people know. It would be a huge plus to develepors everywhere and making V10 much more desirable and more cost effective.
              Dave Mason
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              Skype is dave.mason46

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                Re: SQL and runtime?

                Alpha Five v9 Unlimited Distribution License, check here

                and here is text direct from Alphas Store:

                Alpha Five v10 Runtime

                For deploying desktop (PC-based) applications

                The runtime lets you distribute the desktop applications you build so people without Alpha Five installed can run them on their PCs. The Runtime License allows you to distribute an unlimited number of applications to an unlimited number of people. (Formerly called the "Unlimited Distribution License")

                Conclusion: In version 10 the Unlimited Distribution Licence is now called Alpha Five v10 Runtime and there is sql if you got the right version.

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