[Wolves] The Linux version of ACT! search continues

Kevanf1 kevanf1 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 12:00:36 GMT 2008


On 20/02/2008, Richard Smedley <smedley358 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>  On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 10:09 +0000, Kevanf1 wrote:
>  > For some strange reason this has intrigued me.  I have no use for
>  > databases other than those used in the system itself.  However, many,
>  > many years ago I used to be a database wizard.  This is going back to
>  > DOS dBase IV stuff and FoxPro though.
>
>  If only FoxPro *was* a thing of the past. Around half of
>  the players in a small subsection of the finance industry use
>  a proprietary app that seems to be VBA on top of FoxPro [1]
>  to run their businesses :-(
>
>   - Richard
>
>  [1] http://www.conaccess.co.uk/software.html
>

Yes, FoxPro.... possibly the worst database program ever...  Or does
that title belong to Access :-((((
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Kevan Farmer
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire



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