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From: doherty@vax1.tcd.ie
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: FoxPro questions
Message-ID: <6662.26b5ffb8@vax1.tcd.ie>
Date: 31 Jul 90 22:01:27 GMT
References: <5433@uwm.edu>
Organization: Computer Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin
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In article <5433@uwm.edu>, gibsonlp@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Dean A Herman) writes:
> Questions, questions, questions. In my eternal wisdom, I turn to the net.
> 
> After two years of bashing my head against a brick wall "programming" in
> dBase III+, I'm ready for a change. Actually, I have no choice, a project
> I'm working on has grown to the point where dBase III+ can't handle any
> more. So, I've looked around for a better DBMS, mainly looking for speed
> and a better interface. The demo version of FoxPro 1.02 I've been playing
> with is, I think, the answer to all my problems. I need more than 15 index/
> database/program files, the windows look great, and the mouse support has
> me walking pinching myself, since the users of this particular application
> all all upper-level management with little > I'm most interested in making .EXE files. The thought of having 2+ megs of
> hard-disk storage used up by dBase III+ or IV on every machine makes me
> shiver, it'd never do. Although I've read through all the nice glossy ads
> Fox sent me,
Why not try Clipper from Nantucket. It is not an interpreter, which is a 
disadvantage during developement but one can construct mice interfaces with
it and it does produce executable file which do not require the end user to
purchase anything from Nantucket. It is also very fast compared to DbaseIII.
It is a solid and reliable   product. My experience has been with summer 87 
clipper. I have no experience with latest version.