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Re: Need to map Universe to SQL

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Ed, if this is the company I'm thinking about, we had a tool for a
homemade solution about a year ago.  Someone decided not to use that
to create a DIY solution, and to go with another more expensive option
that supposedly did the entire job.  I'm guessing that didn't work.
Might it be time to revisit that?  You've read my blogs and we've
exchanged emails.  You know what's possible.  Is there something
different about new requirements for which the old solutions are not
suited?

If you look at one of my recent blogs on extensions for mv.NET, you'll
see I've written simple method calls which generate complex ADO.NET
data objects from mv.NET objects.  This sort of thing can be used to
easily query MV with a Call to a BASIC sub, convert the resulting data
to a relational data table in one line of code, and then pass that
data to a relational DBMS using whatever mechanisms are available,
generally SQL query or stored procedure.

I don't think that's exactly what you want either.  The point though,
is that the tools exist for creating solutions fairly quickly which
pretty much fit any requirement.  For example, I can use the tools in
my kit to create a BASIC to SQL interface exactly as you describe,
perhaps with no requirement whatsoever for code to be written outside
of BASIC.  Unless I see demand for this, I can't jump to creating such
a solution, but if I can do this kind of work for a client then it can
be productized afterward for everyone.

Best to you,
T

"Ed Sheehan" wrote:

>I am being a little cryptic to protect the client, but what I am seeking is 
>a way to have both databases co-exist, and exchange data in a live fashion. 
>I remember when I was using Advanced Revelation, they has a feature called 
>"envitonmental bonding," and I could actually bond to a dBase file, and it 
>appeared just like a Pick-style file.
>
>Is there some mapping "object" which I could employ to do a live connection, 
>and have the two (Universe + SQL) databases communicate through a standard 
>(BASIC) language?
>
>We're just trying to see if we need to toss one database or, more desirably, 
>use some intermediary to allow a free exchange of information without too 
>much reprogramming on either end.
>
>Ed

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