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From:Michael Dykman Date:April 1 2009 4:19am Subject:Re: MySQL -
facts View as plain text    Your questions are really far too
broad for this list.  I will give them a shot but you wont find
them very helpful, I'm afraid.  And the Kitchen company won't
come into it.    a.. What advantages does a database have over
flat-file systems ?      This could be the subject of an essay.
In fact it is the subject of tens of thousands of  essays since
the mid-70's, starting with Codd and Date.  You might want to
google for an introduction to Relational Database Management
Systems (RDBMS).  Any cursory response on a mailing list could
not begin to do that question justice.    b.. Are there any
disadvantages in switching to a database solution ?      See
answer to question a.    c.. What is MySQL,  and how does it
relate to ASP, Javascript/VBscript and flat-files ?       MySQL
is a Relational Database Management System.       ASP is a web
development language (one of