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- Path: sparky!uunet!coplex!tfd!ken.lundberg
- From: ken.lundberg@tfd.coplex.com (Ken Lundberg)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases
- Subject: Dataflex?
- Message-ID: <475.133.uupcb@tfd.coplex.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 21:53:00 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Ky/In PC User's Group - Louisville, KY - 502-423-8654
- Reply-To: ken.lundberg@tfd.coplex.com (Ken Lundberg)
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- TO: Alastair_McColl@mindlink.bc.ca
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- FR: ken.lundberg@coplex.com
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- On Tue, 19 Jan 1993, Alastair McColl asked:
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- >Hi Folks,
- > Can anyone give me a brief impression of Dataflex versus another
- >DBMS, say Access? Dataflex is apparently a 4GL, but I'm not even sure I know
- >what that means, so it gives you some idea where I'm coming from.
-
- Hi Al. I used DataFlex on a PC (Novell LAN) and found it very capable,
- fast and easy to code. There was a bit of a learning curve to understand
- the way they do interfile relationships, how to build the correct indices,
- and then access those with proper coding. However, once you have it, its a
- piece of cake. Coding and screens are easy - easy!
-
- I've no experience with Access, but understand there is a good sized
- learning curve there also. DataFlex is certainly more mature chronologically.
-
- * SLMR 2.1a * ------------------------------------------Ken-in-Kentucky
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