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From: doug@psy.uwa.oz.au (Doug Robb)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Any Clarion users out there?
Summary: looking for opinions/users of clarion professional developer
Keywords: clarion database
Message-ID: <1991Apr2.015525.13662@uniwa.uwa.oz>
Date: 2 Apr 91 01:55:25 GMT
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 I am in the process of choosing a database for a student
record/marking system I plan to develop on AT's. We network
our pc's using SUN's pcnfs, the servers being sun sparc stations
and dec micro vax's. I plan to have an nfs mounted disk available
for the pc's to read/write the shared database files. 
I have used and am aware of the capabilities of dbase 3,4, 
paradox, clipper and rbase.
Being a fluent C programmer my main gripe is the
lack of grunt in the programming language's of the above.

My questions:

1. According to the Clarion adverts it has the
"robust characteristics of a true programming language"

Anyone got any comments? How true is this?

2.  And also I would like to hear from anyone doing file/record
locking on a pcnfs network. I did try this with clipper and
couldnt get it to work and wondered if you really needed a
network operating system like novell etc.

3. anyone know any clarion newgroups/users groups ftp
	sites etc

regards doug@psy.uwa.oz.au