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I agree with you about API 2.0. I get compiler errors when trying their DB examples from the documentation. My biggest issue with PB right now is learning how to programmatically use the gadgets as opposed to XOJO's controlls.

I was using the Desktop version for the database access but $399/year is tough especially on a fixed income. The price of aPureBasic lifetime license is awesome. Definitely a bit of a learning curve over XOJO But is OOP really that important. Most of my programming career was spent with procedure ...

Just curious if there are any other XOJO developers here checking out PureBasic as an alternative.

I appreciate your reply. I used Access for many years. When I switched to a Mac I found Filemaker and RealBaisc (now XOJO) as viable alternatives on a Mac. I will admit that compared to Filemaker I find Access to be lacking. The other problem is that Access is not cross platform. As a developer I ...

The tutorial by TI-994A is very helpful.

I wish to express my thanks to the forum members who have tried to help. A while ago I also looked at the Lazarus IDE and posted a basic beginners question. I found the people there to be dismissive, maybe even a little confrontational. The kind of attitude ...

Kiffi,

You were correct. I originally called the table "Titles" but forgot that I dropped the "s". Now I just need to work on returning the data properly.

Hello all.

For the past 15 years I"ve been programming with Filemaker and XOJO. I've actually come to hate Filemaker and the cost of an annual license for XOJO has gotten to high. I'm looking to Purebasic as a viable alternative. Based on the language reference (online) , I'm trying to access an ...