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From: dzamm@ion.apana.org.au (David Zammit)
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Subject: Re: Visual Basic vs. PowerBuilder
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Date: 18 Dec 1994 05:02:51 GMT
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Jon Barron (jebarron@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: In <3c2lmn$669@explorer.csc.com> mpfeifer@csc.com (Mark Pfeifer) writes: 

: >
: >The simply answer is if you want to do database applications, PowerBuilder is 
: going to be a better choice.  Visual Basic does not offer any control which is
: >equivalent to PB's DataWindow.
: >
: So? PowerBuilder does not offer .VBXs. This alone can make or break a project.

Yes it does.

Regards,

David Zammit