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Will SoftCart run off a third party database, such as Oracle, or will it simply duplicate the information from the flat file?

April 26, 2017database duplicate file flat Oracle party run softcart

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Will SoftCart run off a third party database, such as Oracle, or will it simply duplicate the information from the flat file?

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A. SoftCart can work either way depending on the store configuration and size. For example, performance will be better if you can use the SoftCart ACSII tab delimited file for a store with 40 to 50 products, rather than using a relational database. However, SoftCart has a product API that allows it to be directly connected to a third party database, such as Oracle. A module is created that fits between SoftCart and the customer’s database, allowing the database designer to set up the database to maximize performance.