[WinMac] re: Filemaker vs. Access

hharken(hank.harken[at]asu.edu)
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 20:39:37 -0500

>Welp... it sounds like i have a lot of work ahead of me at this new
>job where i'm going to be trying to take a Filemaker database and make
>it into a SQL-based thing with (i suppose) an Access (and probably
>web) front-end. (Ugh, it's been *years* since i've done any DB stuff.
>Should be fun/interesting/a nightmare. :)

Or you might have the database up on the web next week if you
used Blueworld's Lasso with Filemaker.

http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/default.html

>Is it because Filemaker is such a fine alternative (apparently *not*)
>or because anybody using a Mac is probably using it for something
>graphic, and not data-related, and hence wouldn't need it?

How about Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations that
want to get the work done and products out using databases
that get the work done for you.

http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/products/lassosuccess.html

Lots of organizations use Macs and not just for graphics/publishing.
A "free" program isn't of much use if it won't do the job.

- Hank

(I don't work for or hold ownership in any technology company)

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