I am investigating the possibility of using the BOS as a mechanisim to access a remote database - at the moment just over a network or locally, though in the future via the web. The requirement is for multiple users to be able to access this database securely, and so I am trying to put together a sample application to demonstrate this using the devforce framework.

 

What I will actually be trying to achieve in the future is the synchronisation of client data cache with server data.

 

I was wondering if anyone had any examples of using the BOS to connect to a network database - all the examples I have seen so far use WCF/IIS... I've already read through the developer manual - but am feeling a bit lost!

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

Thanks,

Jason

 

You don't need the BOS to access a network or remote database.  You just need the right connection string.  However, if you want secure and highly performant access to the database, you will need to be using the BOS.

 

If you want to use the BOS on a local area network, you don't have to use WCF or IIS.  Look at the "Deployment" tutorial in the advanced tutorials.

 

If you want to allow your customers to have Internet access to your BOS, you will almost certainly want to use IIS or WCF.

 

 

dev edition. I'll have a look at the deployment tutorial as you suggested. I am trying to knock up a 'proof of concept' application - and so want to see how the BOS is used and maybe run some performance tests too.

 

If there are any other examples available - that would still be helpful!

 

Jason

 

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