Re: Need recommendation for a Windows and Mac Cross platform RDBMS using Netware 4.1/PINE screwed up!

Followup-To: comp.lang.xbase.fox,comp.sys.mac.databases Newsgroups: alt.comp.databases.xbase.clipper, bit.databases.mssql-l, comp.databases, comp.databases.{gupta, ibm-db2, informix, ingres, ms-access, ms-sqlserver, object, olap, oracle, paradox, pick, progress, rdb, sybase, theory, xbase.fox, xbase.misc}, comp.lang.basic.visual.database, comp.lang.pascal.delphi.databases, comp.sys.mac.databases, iijnet.databases, slac.database.nomad, tnn.databases Followup-To: comp.lang.xbase.fox,comp.sys.mac.databases In article <313E6A49.3B5F@Toplist.Com>, joecliff@Toplist.Com says... > >You're choices are fairly limited... > >MS Foxpro 2.6 works on both platforms and will allow you to copy your >source from one platform to the other with minimal pain and suffering. > >Filemaker Pro is also an option though I've never been to keen on its >macro/programming language -- it's pretty limited but I have seen some >very neat things done in it for both platforms. > >Another advantage to Foxpro 2.6 is the ODBC connectivity available in >both Professional editions of the software -- put your data on the >server run SQL Server (or Oracle or or or) and have your Mac & Win >applications share a "real" RDBMS. One major problem. Microsoft no longer sells FoxPro 2.6 for Windows (the current version is FoxPro 3.0 or Visual FoxPro). Why I don't know since this ruins their cross platform advantage. Followup-To: comp.lang.xbase.fox,comp.sys.mac.databases