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From: tony@jassys.UUCP (Tony Holden)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: RE: filePro
Keywords: filepro
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Date: 17 Aug 90 02:11:04 GMT
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I tried mailing but it bounced.


What do you want to use it for?  That what I need to answer your question.

But in a nutshell:

It's fast at looking up records.
Slow at running it's user supplied programs (process tables).
Process tables use a language that looks a lot like basic.
The format of the process tables is a pain in the butt if you use it full
	time but is ok on a quickie basis.
Does not use var. length records (boo).
Is not a RDBS, though you can program it to act like one.
Be sure and get the plus version.

Do I know what I'm talking about?  Maybe, been using it since '82.
Am I going to use something else?  Doubt it, I have too much time invested in 
this one and all of the programs that I've written.  To convert to something
else would take a long time.  And I don't want to write in 2 languages.


Tony Holden
tony@jassys
Subject: Re: request info on filePro
References: <105657@philabs.Philips.Com>

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