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<P>Hi Charlie</P>
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<P>I'm still runing Delphi6. Small code fast complie so no reason change. </P>
<P>However the longer you leave it the more features Delphi adds so it takes longer to learn the new environment. </P>
<P>If you are writing simple (yet very effective) programs stay with 7</P>
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<P>I recently bougth an Acer Win8.1 11.6 inch laptop/netbook with a 1.6 Ghz processor instead of a tablet and Delphi runs and complies perfectly on it. I do use an external monitor when back in the office.</P>
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<P>I too used dBase and it's a rather difficult learning curve to change over. What we call databases are now called tables. A database is a collection of tables etc.</P>
<P>I originally used Absolute Database but now MYSQL as it allows me to access it over the web. You will have to learn some SQL commands to get it work well. </P>
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<P>If you need a hand with MYSql, send me a line. (A hacker but got it working well) </P>
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<P>Cheers Wallace.</P>
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