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>>Of course Delphi is an alternative isn't it ?
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>>Regards from France
>>François
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>Delphi is a great tool. However, the Borland Database Engine (BDE) and its default use of Paradox for local data manipulation is a serious drawback.
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>Delphi as C/S front end, from an OOP perspective, could rival VB. As with VFP, C++, and Java, it is a true OOP paradigm. It supports ActiveX as well as the creation of ActiveX components.
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>If I did not have the management directive to convert our legacy FoxPro 2.6 apps to VFP, I would select Delphi over a MS tool for a C/S project...
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>Regards,
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>J. Mendenhall


You might want to take a look at www.microsoft.com/vb. It has results from an independent test that shows VB as a better tool than Delphi or PowerBuilder.