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In article <1992Dec21.003958.20064@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jek5036@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.E. King) writes:
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>Seems as though everybody uses Filemaker Pro 2.0v2 and 4th Dimension.. Some
>people have mentioned FoxBase/Mac.. what ever happened to Double Helix?
>How do people feel about DH?  As a consultant I recommend DH for most
>applications because of it's flexibility and power.  Other comments on DH?
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>I'm just interested to know how many people even know about DH.

Jim ...
   
   Odesta released Helix Express a few months back. It is essentially
the same product as Double Helix, with a few additions, mainly:

     * you can now "store" documents from other applications within
        your database, and open them directly from inside HE

     * several window-styles for your Views, including "Invisible", 
        which is handy for doing large postings (you no longer have
        to wait for the window to draw on-screen) - Custom Windows

     * New calculation tiles -> 11 in all, including "LowerCase,"
        and 10 document-specific tiles

     * User selectable indexes and Custom Icon Names - both for use
        in Custom Mode

     * Several new Keyboard equivalents

     * True/False query optimization, new cursors, Defined/Undefined
        options for Queries

As regards your other questions: I don't know how many people use
DH or HE -> it seems 4D and FoxBase Mac are the two most heavily
used relational DBMS on the Macintosh platform. Most Mac users are
probably more than well served with a flat-file system like FMPro.
And, my sense is that a lot of serious db programmers are turned-off
by DH/HE's "iconic" programming environment. All of that said, I
am entirely pleased with Helix Express. For my small business it has
more than paid for itself over the years - and I haven't had to hire
a programmer to set up or tweak my system for me. The beauty of the
program is its ease of customization (no programming language 
required), and its rock-solid code -> I haven't lost a single byte
of data in 6 years.

DH/HE has its niche out there in Mac-land. Those that like it
seem to REALLY like it. I for one am glad it's there.

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