MyBooks Pro from Appgen imports QuickBooks master file and transaction data, and comes in 1- and 2-user Linux versions. Completely portable to Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.... database is the same used for enterprise-level applications based on Appgen Custom Suite; it's all modifiable with their development system (Appgen 4GL)
Consider using Appgen as an alternative to VB, offering a single set of developed code that can then run on a variety of OS platforms.
Brief comparison:
The Appgen 4GL Development System and Microsoft Visual Basic are both application generators.
Visual Basic generates one executable file which runs strictly on the Windows operating system. Appgen creates parameter files which run within the Appgen Run Time engine (Appgen is more like Java in this area). The Appgen Run Time is available for multiple operating systems, such as Windows, Mac OSX, Linux (multiple distributions and UNIX (multiple vendors and versions).
Appgen and Visual Basic both use a screen painter to layout the screen display, and both have screen properties and functions which tie with each screen field.
Appgen 4GL development is fully integrated with the Appgen Database system; VB has no integrated database.
With each screen field, Appgen also has a database property where the user can simply define the data field, type, format. The Appgen Run Time will take care of the file open and close, data fetch, update, and type checking. Visual Basic requires another database engine (ex. Oracle, MS SQL) to have the database ability. The user needs to write all functions to connect to the database, open or close files, and need to write SQL commands in all the fields to fetch and update data.
Although Visual Basic can be fully integrated with MS Access to work in a manner similar to Appgen, the Access database limitation on handling large quantities of data significantly reduces the value of this feature.
Appgen runs on multiple platforms with the same set of parameter files. VB applications run only on Windows.
Appgen supports linking with C programs, which gives user the power to add-on or incorporate their own functions.
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MyBooks Pro from Appgen imports QuickBooks master file and transaction data, and comes in 1- and 2-user Linux versions. Completely portable to Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.... database is the same used for enterprise-level applications based on Appgen Custom Suite; it's all modifiable with their development system (Appgen 4GL)
Brief comparison:
The Appgen 4GL Development System and Microsoft Visual Basic are both application generators.Visual Basic generates one executable file which runs strictly on the Windows operating system. Appgen creates parameter files which run within the Appgen Run Time engine (Appgen is more like Java in this area). The Appgen Run Time is available for multiple operating systems, such as Windows, Mac OSX, Linux (multiple distributions and UNIX (multiple vendors and versions).
Appgen and Visual Basic both use a screen painter to layout the screen display, and both have screen properties and functions which tie with each screen field.
Appgen 4GL development is fully integrated with the Appgen Database system; VB has no integrated database.
With each screen field, Appgen also has a database property where the user can simply define the data field, type, format. The Appgen Run Time will take care of the file open and close, data fetch, update, and type checking. Visual Basic requires another database engine (ex. Oracle, MS SQL) to have the database ability. The user needs to write all functions to connect to the database, open or close files, and need to write SQL commands in all the fields to fetch and update data.Although Visual Basic can be fully integrated with MS Access to work in a manner similar to Appgen, the Access database limitation on handling large quantities of data significantly reduces the value of this feature.
Appgen runs on multiple platforms with the same set of parameter files. VB applications run only on Windows. Appgen supports linking with C programs, which gives user the power to add-on or incorporate their own functions. http://www.appgen.com/