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Article #472Re: I'd like to know difference betwn. FileForce and 4D
From: Steven E. Reiley
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:54
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:54
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In article <1992Dec18.032744.13018@Princeton.EDU>, bromwich@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Adam Todd Bromwich) wrote: > > I'm thinking of purchasing FileForce and I'm wondering why it s made by > Acius but doesn't cost as much as 4th Dimension. > > I'm trying to set up an inventory/order/invoicing system for a > relatively small business. > > Thanks. > > Adam > bromwich@phoenix.princeton.edu FileForce is basically a stripped down version of 4th Dimension. It does not support the full set of commands nor as robust a development environment. It was targeted at competing with FileMaker Pro. Also, there is no runtime version so each seat costs that same as the development version. There is also no compiler so you are always running interpreted. This may be fine for a small database application and if you outgrow FileForce, you can upgrade to 4th Dimension and not have to rewrite a single line of code. There is a converter application that converts FileForce to 4D. Steven E. Reiley
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!agate!ames!sgi!wdl1!wdl117.wdl.loral.com!user From: (Steven E. Reiley) Subject: Re: I'd like to know difference betwn. FileForce and 4D Message-ID: <1992Dec22.185404.17725@wdl.loral.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.databases Sender: news@wdl.loral.com Organization: Loral - WDL References: <1992Dec18.032744.13018@Princeton.EDU> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:54:04 GMT Lines: 26