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by wila 3207 days ago
Not an MS Access clone, but a good 4GL easy database tool I like is called DataFlex [0]

Very easy to use and you can create basic applications without additional programming. Although of course it helps if you know how-to write code.

There's an embedded database that you can use out of the box. But you can also use any of the main SQL Database engines.

For building commercial applications you have to buy a developers license.

For building your own non commercial applications you can use their free personal license. [1]

Disclaimer: I use the language professionally and run an open source website that has free tools and code examples in DataFlex.

[0] http://www.dataaccess.com

[1] https://www.dataaccess.com/Resources/Licensing/DataFlex-Pers...
1 comments
emmelaich 3207 days ago
That's crazy, I used DataFlex briefly over 30 years ago.

Had no idea it was still going.

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wila 3207 days ago
Yep, but it has changed quite a bit since then.

30 years ago there was only console mode, albeit in different flavors (unix/DOS). Nowadays the main product is Windows oriented and also has a Web offering. You can still buy a console mode linux version, but it hasn't had updates in over a decade. Yes it runs and works on recent Linux versions, no I would not recommend spending any money on that.

Your 30 years old data files however could still be read. You might need to migrate it to a newer format if you want to extend and change things, but it would still work.

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