Mr. Darnell,

> Behalf Of David T Darnell
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:42 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> I must say "whoa! hold on!"  IMO Jonny does not "need" ADBC for speedy
> access to his Image data.
>

We should let Jonny Decide.

> If his retrievals are slow using Minisoft's ODBC, he is either
> retrieving a
> very large volume of data, or as suggested in a previous reply on this
> thread, does not have his Image or Omnidex indexes optimized for the types
> of queries he is doing.  Yes, Minisoft's product handles Omnidex.

 IMO this is exactly why they need ADBC. ADBC will handle large volumes of
 data with superior performance; even with Omnidex keys.  Yes, ADBC
 handles Omnidex and will even call your COBOL subprograms.

> I fail to
> see how investing in ADBC is going to solve this type of problem, even if
> ADBC would work as well or a little better than ODBC/32.
>

Well you're very welcome to try out ADBC so you can get a more informed
opinion based on experience.

> I believe Mr. Thatcher is being a little over agressive in his
> marketing of
> ADBC.

No, not aggressive marketing; just asserting the positive benefits of a
practical solution to a very well known problem.

Best Regards,

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