Delphi and Oracle Database

Hello Everyone,

I have a need to be able to read data out of an Oracle database.  I
know how I can access it - but now I need to bring the databases
inhouse for development purposes.  
So - I need to install an oracle server - but only for my development
needs - but it needs to be able to handle some large databases - from
5GB to 50GB approximately.  

I have been dealing with MSSQL and MySQL for a while - and I have
those servers licenses and running.  However, I am not familiar with
how Oracle does things.  

Does anyone out there have some suggestions as to what type of license
I should be looking at from Oracle?   I am trying to control my costs.
I am running on a Windows platform. 



Bradley MacDonald
brad_AT_timeacct_DOT_com

Is the oracle Personal Edition the best way to go??

> {quote:title=Bradley MacDonald wrote:}{quote}
> Is the oracle Personal Edition the best way to go??

Can get the free express verion, but only 4gb of data and uses only 1gb of memory..

Full blown oracle i doubt you will want to fork over $$ for testing/development purpose.

> {quote:title=Bradley MacDonald wrote:}{quote}
> Is the oracle Personal Edition the best way to go??

Bradley, 
I'm not 100% sure, but as I remember Oracle is free for developers. At least it was when I downloaded 11g last year...
So you can have full blown Oracle server but only for developing purposes.

Marcin

IIRC ist the 11gR2-express edition with 10GB data restriction ...

:-) Thomas Pfister

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>> {quote:title=Bradley MacDonald wrote:}{quote}
>> Is the oracle Personal Edition the best way to go??
> Can get the free express verion, but only 4gb of data and uses only
> 1gb of memory..
> 
> Full blown oracle i doubt you will want to fork over $$ for
> testing/development purpose.
>