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From: neal@mnopltd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Anyone have Progress beefs?
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Date: 10 Apr 90 17:33:08 GMT
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->I am considering Progress for a number of database applications. Before
->taking the full plunge, I am interested in hearing from those of you who
->have reached its limits, or have come across things it cannot do.

1. No blobs.  (Binary Large objects)
2. X windows support is not quite fully there yet.

Haven't found much else in 5 years.... But you have to indicate what you 
are comparing it to.  3GL... 4GL... Business Basic...?

Unfortunately, like the elephant that was tied to a post as a baby and now
does not ATTEMPT as an adult to simply rip the post up, I fear that some
of its limitiations we have subliminally accepted and hence cannot recall.

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