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no-one@nospam.demon.co.uk wrote:
> How good is it compared with other stuff like Approach or Windows
> d/base progs like Access ?    Thanks for any info.

It's quite similar to Access but not nearly so big/comprehensive if
you see what I mean.  All the basics that you need to write DB
applications, reports, forms etc. are there but there isn't full
visual basic in the background.  The function library is adequate
rather than huge, there are some rough edges.

I wrote a quite reasonable invoicing application using dbExpert, I
still use it.

The 'rough edges' are:-

    It does crash occasionally, but it *never* lost any data more than
    the last line I'd typed in.  The crashes are usually when you're
    developing, it's pretty robust in use.

    There are some things which are difficult to do (like running
    totals on reports) and you need a little lateral thinking to get
    what you want.

    There are a few bugs in things like date formatting and
    conversions, all amenable to workarounds though.

If you want to know anything more specific then feel free to mail me.

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