From: Adam Flinton 

Rich wrote:
>    You don't remember or are you denying that you repeated suggest Java
> as a solution for problems people pose in these forums?
>

Please point out the suggestions.

Re DB access JDBC is simply easier that ODBC as it requires nothing more
than a zip file & a URL. I am surprized that MS has persisted with ODBC
& has not moved to a similar way of doing things, but if asked I would
recomend JDBC as the easiest means of DB access.

Adam

> Rich
>
>
>     "Adam Flinton"      > wrote in message
>     news:3ecd3210$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>     Rich wrote:
>      >    Yet you repeatedly suggest Java as the solution for almost all
>      > problems.
>
>     Please point out those suggestions.
>
>      > I can't remember you suggesting any alternative lately.  Do
>      > you have examples?
>      >
>
>     Do you have examples of me repeatedly suggesting Java as the solution
>     for almost all problems?
>
>     Adam
>
>      > Rich
>      >
>      >
>      >     "Adam Flinton"      
>      >     > wrote in message
>      >     news:3eccb80b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>      >     Rich wrote:
>      >
>      >      >    You?  Since when did you start caring?
>      >      >
>      >
>      >     Oh & BTW I care as a user that I have choice wrt
what is rapidly
>      >     becoming an essential utility. I would like a balanced
>     ecosystem of
>      >     OS'es & languages & technologies all competing
as that is the
>     best
>      >     thing
>      >     for me as a user/consumer of the IT utility. I would not want
>     to see
>      >     Linux to the exclusion of all else or "x86" to
the exclusion
>     of all
>      >     else
>      >     or even java to the exclusion of all else as that way lies
>     atrophy & a
>      >     lack of choice.
>      >
>      >     Adam

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