Product Registration: MySQL Guru Needed

[lucyv]

Hello all! I'm developing an VB.NET application that will be used throughout our company and possibly many others. Now that the program is almost finished I need to place some functionality that requires each installation to register the product using their product key code.

My question to everyone is this: what is the best way to store the registration information for each installation? I am very familiar with SQL Server, but unfortunately we do not have a machine with SQL Server that is connected to the web. Would MySQL work instead?

Also, if we decided to use MySQL, would each user still be able to connect to our MySQL db if they have a firewall? Are there any other drawbacks to using MySQL for this situation?

Thanks in advance for you help!

-lucyv

 

[chrissie1]

try MSDE it's very similar to sql-server (actually it is a stripped down version of sql-server.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

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[lucyv]

Chrissie,

I'm sort of familair with MSDE so I'll have to look into it some more.

Do you foresee any problems connecting to an database via the Internet from a client application? I don't have any experience in this and so I'm trying to minimize any problems that might occur.

Thanks,

-lucyv

 

[chrissie1]

No idea, never tried it. Sorry.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

I just like this --> [Wiggle] [Wiggle]

 

[lucyv]

Thanks anyway Chrissie. Does anyone else have any input on this?

-lucyv

 

[lucyv]

Does anyone else have any recommendations on this???

-lucyv