Having just converted an Access application to RBASE I can give you a few reasons you can use on your University Management.
The six months it took to develop the rudimentary functions using access and Visual Basic was developed using RBASE in 4 weeks. The productivity factor is much greater with RBASE than Access. While each application will be different the productivity factor should prove to be double with RBASE. Access does not work well in a networked environment. The database is designed to work as a standalone application running on a desktop, such as Microsoft Money. While Access will work on a network when you have four or more people using the database at the same time response time becomes unacceptable. Access is not a scalable database. If you have any complexity to your table structures volume becomes a real problem, thus negatively impacting response time. It is difficult to paint broad interpretations here, however a database over 1/2 gig begins to bog down quickly adding to the end user frustration over response time. Finally, training of development personal becomes more expensive with Access because you must use another language such as Visual Basic to add logic to the system using Access. Visual Basic is syntax specific requiring a very knowledgeable programmer to automate user reqirements. My 2 cents, hope this helps. Technology Solutions, Inc. Frank -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of james hageman Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:09 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Rbase v. Access I am finding myself being required to justify the use of Rbase instead of Access at this Univ. Apparently just saying it's way better, see for yourself doesn't cut it. I am looking for some help in examples of why Rbase is better and that is does use a real programming language and a list of major organizations that are using rbase. I know Razzak is doing work for the FBI and believe the US Navy. Others? Thanks much.
