Re: Help in choosing a development environment for Windows

Deepak Thadani (deepak_at_ios.com) wrote:

: Can anyone please advise me on which database development environment I
could : use to develop dos and windows based database applications without paying any : royalty fees or distribution costs to the company the database development : environment was purchased from?

: For example, can I use FOX PRO to create database applications for
windows : and not have to pay Microsoft a fee for each database I sell? Or have to : make the client purchase fox pro from ms first...

Yes, you get the Distribution Kit from MS. It's about $500 I think.

: Which is recommended by the mass majority where the following are
concerned: : speed, flexibility, price, compatibility, and ease of freely distributing. : I am considering DBase, Access, FoxPro, and Paradox.

All have Run-Time or Distribution Kits available.

Which one to pick is entirely up to your present expertise and/or willingness to learn. I will not get into "which is better" debate. :-)

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