I often hear people referring to "flat databases" such as MS Access, Fox Pro, etc. My understanding is that MS Access is a relational database, and as such, as far as I know, it shouldn't be referred to as "flat". Do you think people use the term "flat" to refer to a database system that doesn't by default operate as client-server processing? If not, what do they mean? They always contrast MS Access with SQL Server or Oracle. This is what leads me to think that they may be simply talking about where the processing occurs.
Any help you can provide with this question is very much appreciated. Thanking you in advance,
Mike
Any help you can provide with this question is very much appreciated. Thanking you in advance,
Mike