[AccessD] Alpha Five

Same here.

On 24 Sep 2012 at 11:43, Tina Norris Fields wrote:

> Yeah, that was what turned me away from even considering it.  I am still 
> on their email list, though. Offers keep coming in.  But, oh those prices!
> T
> 
> Tina Norris Fields
> tinanfields at torchlake.com
> 231-322-2787
> 
> On 9/24/2012 6:37 AM, Gustav Brock wrote:
> > Hi Arthur
> >
> > But at USD 349 + 499 + 499 => ouch!?
> >
> > /gustav
> >
> >
> >>>> fuller.artful at gmail.com 24-09-12 11:56 >>>
> > First of all, I haven't switched so much as opened a new avenue. I still do
> > occasional work in Access, almost always against a SQL BE. But I am very
> > much intrerested in Alpha Five, for these reasons:
> >
> > -- It offers a whole bunch of web-dev tools, and integrates with Ajax,
> > Javascript, HTML5. ASP.NET, PHP and most anything I can think of.
> > -- It hasn't abandoned the desktop model. At the start of any given
> > project, you can choose to target Desktop or Web; Halfway into a project,
> > you can change horses, as it were.
> > -- There are abundant wizards to perform common tasks; the abundance and
> > power of these make the Access wizards pale in comparison.
> > -- The programming language, Xbasic, is similar to Access VBA but much more
> > powerful. It also offers true object orientation.
> > -- There is a collection of Feature Packs, available at extra cost, which
> > provide additional capabilities. One such is dedicated to Graphics and
> > Charting. There are many more, some created by Alpha and some by third
> > parties. Alpha gets behind any creators of Feature Packs.
> > -- There are dozens of example programs and video tutorials. In this
> > respect, Alpha leaves Access in the dust.
> > -- Whenevr I've asked for help, I have received a response the same day,
> > and sometimes within the hour.
> > -- Once you're ready to turn pro (I'm not there quite yet), Alpha offers a
> > subscription plan that gives you not only updates but any new Feature Pack
> > that may be introduced (not including the third party packs, of course,
> > just the ones created by Alpha).
> > -- Alpha Five has its own data-file format, but the company is well aware
> > that it's going up against Access, and for that reason its next two back
> > ends are Access and SQL Server. Beyond that, it can connect to virtually
> > anything that supports ODBC. Further, you can change back-ends very easily.
> >
> > Not all is a bed of roses. There are a couple of down sides:
> > -- To run a web app requires the Alpha application server, which means that
> > you'll need an additional license enabling you to install the app server on
> > your client's machine. The fee is well within reason, and it allows you to
> > install the server on multiple client locations. But it is a cost to factor
> > in. (The product includes a copy of the app server, so you can develop and
> > test your app, but subsequent client installations require the license.)
> > -- Despite the similarity of programming language, a lot of the event names
> > are slightly different -- it's still pretty obvious which Alpha events
> > correspond to which Access events, but it is a consideration.
> > -- The largest problem is that the web-app server runs only on Windows. So
> > other approaches (say, PHP and/or Javascript + jQuery) may be your only
> > avenue, should you need your app to run on a Linux server.
> >
> > That's a quick summary of my impressions thus far. You can always visit the
> > site (www.alphasoftware.com) and read more about it, and download a trial
> > version if so inclined.
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey Arthur
> >>
> >> Tell us why you have switched to  Alpha Five (or whatever it is called).
> >> And
> >> the benefits you see in using this program.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tony Septav
> >>
> >> Nanaimo, BC
> >>
> >> Canada
> >> --
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> 
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