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From: tac@sei.cmu.edu (Timothy Coddington)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Comparison between dedicated DBMS and integrated DBMS' - Where?
Keywords: integrated DBMS, Enable, Smart Series
Message-ID: <4394@ct.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 9 Oct 89 20:25:46 GMT
Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University (Software Engineering Institute), Pgh, PA
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   I've developed several dbms applicatons using Dbase* and DataFlex.  I
   like the screen entry features of DataFlex, but I don't like not being
   able to generate a standalone (*.exe or *.com, no runtime) version.

   So I'm interested in a new dbms system from which to develop applications.
   Preferably a dbm that's part of an "integrated" package.  Because I want
   to build communication and spreadsheet type capabilities into a few
   applications I have in mind.

   Here is my question: where can I find a detailed comparison between the 
   popular/mature/dedicated dbms packages (ie DbaseIII, IV, FoxPro, etc) and
   dbms subsystems that are available with integrated packages (ie Smart,
   Enable, etc).

   I have not been able to find any articles (like the one a few months ago
   in DB Advisor) that compared them. 

   I would appreciate it if you could give me a magazine reference, or your
   recommendations, and, if possible, your phone number so I could ask you
   specific questions.

   Does someone have a good list of all (most) of the mature integrated
   packages for DOS that have a dbms subsystem?

   Thanks for all the help

   Tim Coddington     tac@sei.cmu.edu  (w) 412-268-7712
				       (h)     244-8557