Hi Rich,
Thanks for the additional information on DPORDER. Reading Ralph
Alvy's book (old & new - I bought one from him long ago) it would
seem that this programs' function can be duplicated in STE Manager,
though I've yet to try it.
I fondly remember WordPerfect. My recollection is that it was (and as
far as I know still is) the only word processor to grant equality to
antonyms as well as synonyms. I'll have to look on Amazon for a copy..
I thought I had left the DOS world a few years ago, when I switched
to Macs. Now though, we have emulators and virtualized machines that
let us run Windows. I'm using VMware Fusion to run a virtual
Windows-98 within OSX. DP runs fine in that, as well as in an
emulator for old DOS games called Dapplegrey.
Looking at what has been done with dynamic web pages, and the
improvements being made to DP, I wonder if the long awaited Windows
version ought to be replaced with a complete web version of DP
itself. I may be wrong but the emerging Cloud Computing and Push
Technologies would seem to fit well, if done right.
As you've said, DP is simply the best database ever developed. I've
never seen it's equal.
Thanks again,
Joe.
On Aug 26, 2008, at 3:56 AM, Rich Bragonje wrote:
Hi Joe,
There was one more utility that I intentionally left out. DPORDER,
was written to allow the rearrangement of panel order. I believe it
was Lew himself that warned about problems with that utility, but
not until after I used it. I am still having weird problems with
that database.
Aside from always being a WordPerfect user, from version 2.0 for
DOS, I have always thought that the WP family of programs were
really good. PlanPerfect, then DrawPerfect, later called
Presentations, and the Library suite of apps, were all good. Then
DataPerfect.
I have always been pleased that Lew has kept improving it. From 2.3
to 2.3b, c and d, then after Novell released it as freeware, 2.6,
up through f, g, h, x and now y versions.
When you include what Brian Hancock has done, with XML and the web,
this database program is as powerful as anything out there. Not to
mention DPSPOOL, from Tim Rude.
I am in a situation where periodically the 'powers that be' say we
have to move to something modern and up-to-date. I just tell them,
fine. When you can duplicate what I have in DP, I will switch. No
one has been able to do so. I have even tried, with MS Access. I
had the opportunity/job of developing a database for a local USFS
office, that largely paralleled what I have in my database. So I
was able to see how Access would do. While I was able to duplicate
some of the functionality, the process was convoluted and
difficult. And the lookup capabilities of DP are unmatched.
Phade Orion ... ( I can't remember his last name, and can't find
his emails) is/was at either Texas A&M or Texas Tech. His messages
chronicled a funded project to convert DP functionality to Access.
After 6 months, it was agreed that it was a lost cause, and they
kept using DP. Most of the developers became DP converts.
Rich
At 11:37 PM 8/25/2008, you wrote:
Thank you Rich for taking the time to package and send me these
files! I will put them to good use.
Trying many other database products, and finally coming back full-
circle, the old excitement is back. Looks like that old saying is
true: Quality never does go out of style.
Thanks again,
Joe.
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