Path: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!lon1-news.nildram.net!news-peer.gradwell.net!195.92.99.54.MISMATCH!news.mooli.org.uk!newspeer.lavaseals.co.uk!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: "Jackson" Newsgroups: comp.databases.theory Subject: Recommendation for custom dbase app Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 23:44:51 -0000 Lines: 40 Message-ID: Reply-To: "Jackson" NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.79.119.57 X-Trace: news5.svr.pol.co.uk 1072827895 29308 81.79.119.57 (30 Dec 2003 23:44:55 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Dec 2003 23:44:55 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com comp.databases.theory:23187 I have been using a Lotus Approach built application to control database for stock control, reference, pricing and reports. This has been fine until now since I was the only one using the database. The application is hardly custom, a few macro's and custom reports etc but not robust enough for other users, that is what I need now. Obviously I will need to build a better application and embark on a learning curve which I am looking forward to, but my question is what application should I put my efforts into in order to create a good system? I don't know any languages except basic from years ago but I am willing to learn. I have heard a lot about Visual Foxpro and know it's used a lot in industry, but there are other applications out there also. All advice, tips and suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance Jackson