Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!daver!kcdev!genco!rad From: rad@genco.uucp (Bob Daniel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: UNIX-MAC DB Message-ID: <44@genco.uucp> Date: 18 Sep 90 00:02:15 GMT References: <32@genco.uucp> <1990Sep17.095900.24253@tsa.co.uk> Reply-To: rad@genco. (Bob Daniel) Distribution: comp Organization: Gentry & Assoc. Excelsior Springs, MO Lines: 35 In article <1990Sep17.095900.24253@tsa.co.uk> domo@tsa.co.uk (Dominic Dunlop) writes: >recommended!). This might give the current preferred native Mac >database managers -- Omnis 5, 4th Dimension and Double Helix -- >something to think about. (Of these, Omnis 5 is also available for >MS-DOS. None, to my knowledge, is available for UNIX, or can be neatly >integrated with UNIX-hosted servers from other suppliers.) Of the above, I prefer 4D. Actually, I would recommend it over Oracle but 4D ties you down to Mac only. There is a 4D front end available to Oracle which will allow to tie into another platform but you will need to stick with an Oracle engine from what I understand. If you end up with a database just on Mac, go with 4D! The 4D compiler is incredibly fast!!! >Mentioning dBASE reminds me that FoxBASE is available for PCs, Macs, >and a number of UNIX platforms. FoxBase is OK but isn't as flexible as 4D and really bogs down after 10,000 records. 4D handles large numbers of records with ease. 4D is also powerful in multiuser capabilities if used correctly. > It's a good product, provided that you >don't have any religious attachment to SQL. (I do.) Another I've been working with Oracle in UNIX for about a year and a half and just can't get used to using a query language (SQL) as a programming language. Sooo many restrictions. I have come to terms with its limitations though. You may want to take another look at Oracle for Mac if you're wanting to tie Mac into another platform. It's really the only decent alternative I know of in order to use a central database engine on cross platforms. _____ disclaimer: moof moof