yao@puff.UUCP (02/21/87)
Hi ! I am new in the Mac world and I am looking for Databases for the Mac+. I presently am using Filemaker Plus but found it rather unsatisfactory, is there any out there ? Please provide the estimated price of the package too. The database would be use to contain Journal Entries and other stuff like Accounts . Thanks in Advance for any feedback, please E-Mail ! Raymond
clive@druhi.UUCP (02/22/87)
I recently got a copy of Borland's Reflex (for Mac, $89 at B. Daltons, of all places!) and am *extremely* pleased. I use it to run my consulting business. Fully relational, query language, graphic depiction of what you have where, and (exactly!) the relationship. Easy to make reports which look any way you like, even with logo graphics (it doesn't database graphics, just puts them on forms or reports). Put together a system you then want to change? Just move things around on the relationships picture , add new fields; it will do the work automatically to rebuild indexes, etc. Actually, it's really useful. And as a matter of course, I never thought I cared for the general area of data bases at all. Shows what using something that really works will do for you... It comes with a number of interesting example applications, complete with dummy data. Clive Steward
graifer@net1.UUCP (02/23/87)
I got Reflex this last summer (from MacConnection, $59, two days delivery,
$2). What Clive Steward says is true...it is an incredibly powerful database
for a very cheap price.
But don't be faked...it isn't perfict (what is? :-) ). You can't create click-
able systems as some of the more expensive packages will. There are still a
few bugs/omissions (like the MAX and MIN functions don't work on dates). THe
biggest drawback is severe limitations on the data entry forms, especially
when dealing with multi-file databases. The entry validation stuff can't even
compare two fields (ie insist that one be less than another).
Don't get me wrong, I think it is a great product, especially given some of the
junk like MS File out there! Just be aware of it's limitations.
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Dan Graifer
graifer@net1.UCSD.EDU
Disclaimer: Nobody ever listens to me anyways; Why should they start now?