January 2002
Beginner
576 pages
13h 23m
English
Besides the obvious advantage of the SQL Server compatibility of the desktop engine, some might be tempted to ask, “Why not just stick with Microsoft Access?” You can always upsize later. Both Jet and MSDE 2000 are designed for small workgroup environments. Both technologies have a 2-gigabyte file size limit.
For starters, even in a small workgroup environment, MSDE 2000 has a performance advantage over Jet because the queries are processed on the server rather than on the workstation. Only the data processed from the query is moved to the workstation using the server. In addition to this, in a client/server setting, the server typically is installed on a more powerful machine. ...
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