We can undertake all aspects of your Filemaker Pro, 4D, and Access database programming on both PC, Mac, and palm top. DDE is also able to create and host database / e-commerce web sites using any of the common web-database architectures. To ensure a quick and efficient solution to your problems we utilise the SSADM 4+ operating guidelines (Structured System Analysis and Design Method).

4D Databases

Are the database that many professional database developers use to create custom applications. It is also the logical 'next step' database when Filemaker limits become a problem. 4D can be summarised as a database containing all of the best features of Filemaker and Access with a whole load of extras added on top. 4D is programmable via its own 'Pascal' type programming language, and can be compiled for extra speed (FileMaker Pro and Access are both interpreted databases).

Databases created in 4D can be bound so that the client does not need to purchase a user licence. 4D comes as both Mac, PC, and server versions. Instant web publishing is a standard feature that can be enhanced with Lasso middleware.

 

Microsoft's Access Databases

Access is one of the most popular 'end user' databases in use today. Access is excellent at number crunching, and at interacting with a variety of other databases and applications via the Visual Basic programming language and the ActiveX control system.

Access is a PC only product that can be put to a great many uses, especially web databases via the Sql programming language.

Databases built using Access interact well with the Microsoft Office suite of programs including Word, Excel, and other Microsoft programs such as Back Office.

DDE has been programming databases with Access for many years and can produce solutions that use Visual Basic and ActiveX in a variety of interesting ways.
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FileMaker Pro Solutions

Many of our clients are small to medium sized businesses that use their websites internally, or have limited traffic. 1-1000 hits a week. Most clients don't want to have to learn an entire programming language to quickly and efficiently publish their databases to the web. Dowrick Database Engineers has been developing Web Publishing CDML solutions for many years.

FileMaker Pro is a very sophisticated relational database with an amazing number of third party plug-ins that fill every requirement hole not filled by Filemaker Inc. Databases can be bound so that the client does not even need to purchase a user licence. FileMaker Pro comes as both Mac, PC, and Palmtop versions. It is even being run on Redhat Linux. CDML Instant web publishing is a standard feature that can be enhanced with Lasso middleware.

FileMaker Pro web capabilities and excellent graphic abilities make it a prime choice for many 'off-the-shelf' products. For example the business management system 'Valiano' by Fuji Film is a Filemaker Pro project that comes in several versions including a bound standalone FileMaker Pro application and a web server version. have been business software of the year several times. It is the most popular / most purchased database system in the world. It has a very low learning curve (compared to Access and 4D) yet it is a very sophisticated relational database with an amazing number of third party plug-ins that fill every requirement hole not filled by Filemaker Inc. Databases can be bound so that the client does not even need to purchase a user licence. FileMaker Pro comes as both Mac, PC, and Palmtop versions. It is even being run on Redhat Linux. Instant web publishing is a standard feature that can be enhanced with Lasso middleware.