I’ve been using Alpha 5 and Filemaker for many years. New to Servoy, but I think I’m getting the hang of it. I absolutely love the sample_crm. Is it wise to try to modify that to fit my needs or am I going to run into too many advanced features that will cause me problems? Am I better off to start from scratch? I need to convert a Filemaker solution, but I’m not under any “rules” so a new interface would be fine. Thanks for any advice.
Bill Belanger
I would use it as a guide.
Imho you are better of designing your own thing and, while doing that, learn from that.
But that is just me
Well Marcel, you certainly would know better than me. I tried using a few of the Filemaker solutions that come with their package, and even understanding Filemaker quite well after 15 years, I ran into techniques that only their inside people and a few gurus understood, so I understand what you mean. Thank you for your response.
Bill Belanger
It is not so much for the techniques are used or not.
It is more that I have seen sample solutions, used as basis for a ‘real’ solution, turn into a mess due to lack of understanding on one hand and redesigning on the other hand.
Hi Bill & Welcome to the Wonderful World of Servoy!
I too, a long time ago, came to Servoy from FileMaker & used the sample CRM that came with version 2 as a starting point.
I have since used the version 3 (which I think is very similar to the version 4) sampleCRM file as the basis of another FM to Servoy conversion.
As Marcel has said, it is a good guide, but you could try and play with it and gradually build it into your own system.
Servoy themselves offer a framework in Servoy and also Data Mosaic (http://www.data-mosaic.com/), but I would suggest working with the samples that come in the box first.
Also to help you get going, check Servoy and most importantly, use this forum, as I would not have been able to get anywhere without it when I started!
Servoy really is THE BEST tool to try as an alternative to FileMaker.
Good luck,
Rafi
I perfectly agree with Marcel, use it as an example and build your own solution, in addition to learning while you work you will have the advantage of always knowing what you are doing and do things exactly how you want without accepting compromises just because “it’ almost ok there…”.
Just my 2 cents…