[MUD-Dev] Is database access a bottleneck? Prevayler.

[Josh Goldshlag]

From: Daniel.Harman at barclayscapital.com

> I'm still more interested in the apparently free to use Microsoft
> database thingy that's based on SQLServer code (bleh, the name
> escapes me at the moment), but lacking its graphical front
> end. I've not had a chance to have a proper poke and see whats
> missing (I know replication etc. are out though). If its really
> free to use though, it would make a fantastic foundation for a
> MUD.

You are referring to MSDE

  http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/development/2000/MSDE2000.asp

for more info. It is basically full SQL server, with a few important
limitations:

  1) You don't get the tools (Query Analyzer, Enterprise Manager,
  etc.)

  2) Limited replication (MSDE 2000 does have some replication
  features)

  3) Max database size of 2 gigs. You can have multiple databases on
  one machine though.

  4) Max of 5 simultaneous queries.

It might be suitable, if you made sure to limit the number of
queries and were careful about database size.

Josh



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