Yep, FileMaker isn't perfect, but it does naming right, and almost nothing else does.
Also, I'm pretty sure you can type to code now (and for some years). On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 3:52 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I found it much easier to move away from Filemaker when I groked their > licensing. Seems I had to pay a licensing fee for every copy of every app I > distributed, even when it was for internal consumption. That and their idea > of coding is filling in dialogs. In fact, I went looking for a hypercard > alternative that was current because I had enough of filemaker. > > Bob S > > > > On Oct 1, 2018, at 15:21 , Geoff Canyon via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 7:34 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > >> I like the idea of stack UUIDs. > >> > > > > One of the awesome things about FileMaker is that tables, fields/columns, > > and layouts all have underlying UUIDs. If you rename a table or column, > no > > problem -- everything based on that, including layouts displaying values > > from the column, calculations based on the column, etc., automatically > > updates to the new name. Once you've used a system like that, it's hard > to > > use anything else. > > > > gc > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
