Robert, Sharepoint is a Microsoft product that provides document storage and collaboration using a web-bsed "template". It integrates closely with MS Office, so its strength is document management and storage. One can choose one of many templates, such as a simple library or a sophisticated workflow to collect signatures in an approval cycle. It is almost impossible for me to compare with 4D, as there is little commonality; while it is possible to create some "logic" in Sharepoint, it is really only for workflow. Also, there is not really a concept of a data element in Sharepoint, as the basic unit is a document. Having said that, you can collect document metadata, such as approval levels, revision level, etc., but it is not a development environment in the sense of 4D. You can add on to Sharepoint using javascript and you can make a SOAP call, but I've never done this.
I think of Sharepoint as a sophisticated file cabinet, while 4D is more like a set of legos with a database back end. Hard to compare things that are so completely different. Unless the 4D database the client is talking about is document-centric, there's little you could do in Sharepoint to mimic 4D functionality. But of course that depends on the application. There's tons of stuff on the web about Sharepoint, start with Wikipedia. Good luck - sounds like the customer is a little daft and needs some guidance -- Bob Miller Chomerics, a division of Parker Hannifin Corporation ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
