RE: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: Is there a consensus on using Access or Windows format .DDBs?

["Tony Karavidas" <tony@encoreelectronics.com>]

I'm not sure how much is user error and how much is Protel's fault, but I've
*NEVER* had a DDB barf on me. Maybe I'm lucky, I don't know...



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> Behalf Of Drew Lundsten
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:40 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list proteledausers
> Subject: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: Is there a consensus on using Access or
> Windows format .DDBs?
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm trying to get a handle on whether to use an Access .DDB file or the
> Windows File System option instead.
>
> If memory serves, about six months or so ago I recall seeing several posts
> from people who avoided the Access .DDB like the plague, relying
> on the WFS
> option so that at least all files can be grabbed and zipped for
> safekeeping.
>
> For revision control, obviously one database file makes more
> sense, but not
> if it's still buggy. Has there been any movement or consensus on
> this front?
> My platform is Protel 99SE SP5 on fairly stable Win2K.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Drew
>
>
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