[RBASE-L] - Re: R:BASE 7.0 Release Date (was Re: zebra stripe default)

[BKarmel]

I emphasized with Jim Zix and agreed with Razzak. Version 7 is quite 
impressive and a lot of work has gone into it, but I have been working 
with Rbase since version 1.0 (remember Microrim) and I have also been 
struggling with the some of the same problems Jim points out in the 
latest 7.0 release, especially around Gateway, which requires me to 
really have to pull out some work-arounds that could easily frustrate 
most. For instance, why doesn't the WIZARD feature specifying field size 
work for fixed or delimited field formats? I have resorted to using 
UEDIT on these output files to shape them properly. And, if the formats 
to go to SPSS or EXCEL do not work, how can I easily transport blocks of 
data for external analyses? Premature resease with bugs like these could 
be a problem.

bernie karmel

A. Razzak Memon wrote:

At 10:50 PM 9/4/2003 +0100, Alastair Burr wrote:

Is there a date yet for the public release
of the "release version", Razzak?


Alastair,

I wish I could give you the exact date for the release
version, but we do not want to do anything prematurely
because we have worked so hard to get to this point.
Over 200 dedicated beta testers (developers/users)
along with corporate/government/educational sites have
been pounding the Next Generation R:BASE 7.0 for Windows
for more than 15 months.
A few developers have even deployed their RBG7 Applications
since the Release Candidate 1 (August 5, 2003) and all
corporate/government/educational beta sites have gone LIVE
since the Release Candidate 5 (August 29, 2003).
A few Vertical Market Applications have also been designed
in preparation for the official release.
The best I can say right now is very very soon. In fact,
we are basically waiting for the green light from a few
of our "Premier Beta Testers/Developers" who have
requested last minute features.
My suggestion to you at this point is to sleep with one
eye open so you don't miss anything!
Very Best R:egards,

Razzak.

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