[AccessD] Alpha Five

Further pricing here:

http://server2.alphasoftware.com/shop/

but no mention anywhere of "End User" licences.

-- 
Stuart


On 20 Mar 2012 at 15:31, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> It appears that it may be fairly expensive to deploy if you are starting
> from square one. See below:
> 
> 1-Developer		$399 
> 1-Upgrade		$299 
> 3-Developer		$999 
> 1-End user		$199
> 
> 10-End user		$899 
> 100-End user	$999 (Unlimited distribution license)
> Web server		$699 (Unlimited users per server)
> 
> Jim

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:30 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Alpha Five
> 
> I'm kicking its tires now. AFAIK it makes no pretence of converting Access
> apps to the web. Rather, it appeals to Access developers as the logical
> next step when webification becomes an issue. It also makes no attempt at
> all to handle or convert VBA code. It has its own coding language called
> xBasic, whose syntax will be instantly familiar to any Access developer,
> although the naming conventions are quite different. It has a forms builder
> with AutoForm, ditto for reports. It has its own file format but can handle
> just about any back end you can think of, including Access and SQL Server
> among many others. Besides these differences, one thing really stands out
> so far: speed. It's way faster than Access. It also comes with a
> substantial collection of template and tutorial apps, and some video
> tutorials are available on-line. Finally, a trial version is available for
> download, so anyone interested can take a peak for themselves.
> 
> I've exchanged several emails with Richard Rabins of Alpha Five, and he
> strikes me as very friendly and helpful.
> 
> I can't speak with any degree of expertise about Alpha Five yet, but I am
> intrigued and will continue my explorations seriously over the next little
> while.
> 
> I could be wrong about this, but I gather that there is no equivalent to
> the Access RunTime, and that therefore your client would have to acquire
> her own copy. I'll look into that and either confirm or refute.
> 
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Mark Simms <marksimms at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > How does it handle the VBA and events ?
> >
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