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In article <1992Sep11.185430.25855@mail.cornell.edu>, on 11 Sep 1992 18:54:30 GMT,
John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu> writes:

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>Well, I can't seem to find my previous posting, so it may be that my news
>server died...
>
>Anyway, I am interested on any opinions on Panorama II. I am especially
>interested in the scripting and lookup features.
>
>Has anyone had experience with this? What problems have you encountered?
>How does Panorama II compare to FileMaker Pro? (FileMaker Pro 2.0, if
>you've seen it...) Key areas are power of macros and scripts,
>pseudo-relational capabilities through lookups, ease of use - especially
>with layout design, multi-user database functionality, and company
>tech/customer support.
>
>Thanks, 
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>  John T. Chapman                                     jtc1@cornell.edu
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Panorama II has a very good macro language and it is very powerful.
It is the fastest flat-file database package available.
The lookup function is quite handy, and it does a pretty good job
of giving P2 relational capabilities.  Of course, it is not a
true relational database, so don't expect too much. :-)

The one thing that Filemaker Pro has over P2 is a better interface.
However, if you're going to be creating custom databases, you can
control what the interface will be using buttons (including icons),
pull-down menus and more.

Filemaker is probably a little easier to use and it is more powerful
in the layout design.  However, P2 layouts are also pretty easy to
design.

P2 does support multi-user databases, although I've never used one.
Come to think of it, I haven't created one, either.  Technical support
from Provue is quite good.  Very nice people there.

Gann Matsuda