chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (02/08/88)
I've just taken on an assignment for a magazine to do an in-depth case study
of 4th Dimension for a magazine. Rather than a quick "Gee, this is a neat
product" style fluff piece, they want me to do a real-world application in
it and a mutli-part implementation case study of how 4D works in practice.
Since I needed it anyway, I'm going to be implementing as complete a
subscription database as I can. I'm currently doing mailing labels in
FileMaker+, and no offense to that product, I'm stretching it beyond its
capabilities.
My goal is to put together something that will handle regular subscriptions,
complementary subscriptions, one-shots, do the mailing labels, print renewal
requests, and generally handle all aspects of subscription maintenance. The
end product will (hopefully) be aimed at a non-technical type person.
I know what I want in something like this. My question is: what do other
folks out there interested in databases want to see in this series, and what
do folks who need to maintain subscriptions need in their database to do the
job right. I'm interested in turning out a practical, useful product as well
as really showcasing 4d in all its glory, for better or worse.
As an initial comment, I'm on day three of reading the tutorial manual. With
any luck, I'll be through the documentation in another week. The 4D package
is four manuals, four disks, and weighs more than my hard disk. Somewhere
between extremely impressive and scary as hell.
chuq
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