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I agree with the others, except when the application would fit the following description:
- a lot of fields are time values, so storing them in a compact format will be significant to DB size;
- the time resolution and range required are such that a small integer could do, say 1-minute resolution and a 2-day range (to cope with midnight shifts), would fit in a 16-bit int;
- your DB queries are known in advance and don't require complex datetime calculations.

If there is start time and end time, I would consider storing begin time and duration instead.

If the above matches pretty well, then you're set for a smaller DB, and no installation, as the JET engine is always present AFAIK.

OTOH if the above feel like restrictions, if there is too much uncertainty about how the requirements will evolve, if you want the comfort of full T-SQL, ... then by all means use a real DB and pay the price.

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