Actually the 6th login wouldn't be allowed. But gkfahnbulleh is right on the governor issue- MS got rid of it after the MDSE was upgraded to MS SQL Server Express. There are other limitations, though- check
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_Server_Express.The cost issue is real- I remember going through this with Terry, the CEO of DescriptMED EMR. His EMR went from free to about $4000 a lecense when he upgraded his software to SQL. Same happened with SOAPWare. Costs just go up... it could be a good thing, especially if you add graphics and inking which tend to bloat a Jet 4 table tremendously very quickly, but the enduser has to decide what is in the best interests for his particular situation.
>>> When you write software for YOU, you can demand that YOUR computers have Office. When you write software for COMMERCIAL consumption you cannot insist that every machine has Office installed. Which version? Office 2000. OfficeXP, Office 2003, Office 2008? I am a Microsoft developer, and I develop software for the least common denominator. Any software package I build will have the following. The ability to read and write word, excel, pdf files without saddling the user with extra costs.Actually, I used to think about distributing an mde database by using the "developer" version of MS Office (i.e. "runtiime" distribution), but Barbara Duck (emrupdate moderator) convinced me that what she does is the way to go- it's best to have the endusers simply have a license of Office in every computer. The cost of MS Office is cheap and it makes for cleaner upgrades and distribution. Anyhow- if you need MS Word, how will you simulate this program without actually having a version of MS Word on your computer?
More later (I'm between patients).
Cheers,
Al
