A useful post on this useless thread ( was Re: Paradox 4.0 docs)

Sorry that classic pun was just too good to let pass by. decent database is open to interpretation, it didn't stick around long. I used to use the old foxpro before M$ got their mitts on it, and an old DOS database/RAD called Clarion. Only the DOS version was any good. speaking which, and somewhat on-topic, what IS a decent database/app designer these days? I mean in Clarion you could pop out little apps in less than 5 minutes without doing any coding at all, full database, indexes, cross-references, reports, lookups, you name it. i've looked at modern stuff like phpmyadmin and mysql and stuff, and while you can get the database structure down, there's no RAD (Rapid Application Development). the last one I saw like that was called 4G don't tell me delphi or idle or lazarus, it's just not that simple, clarion you just "paint the screen", place the fields, and voila. not even as difficult as OOP in turbo pascal (TTT was great). the old days of doing simple little knock-off programs in todays GUI world seem to be gone. Dan C:\, C:\DOS>, C:\DOS>RUN