Brilliant Database

Name: Brilliant Database
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

Create a personal or business desktop database fast and easily using this simple all-in-one database software. Free 30 day trial.

Paid • Proprietary
Windows

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What is Brilliant Database?

Create a personal or business desktop database fast and easily using this simple all-in-one database software. Free 30 day trial.

Brilliant Database is a multilanguage application.

At present the next languages are included into the Brilliant Database distributive:

English, French, Dutch, Portuguese (Bra), Russian.

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Developed byBinary Brilliant Inc.
LicensingProprietary and Commercial product.
PricingOne time purchase (perpetual license)
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Supported Languages

English

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cpb

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V9.4

Liked:

Excellent data massaging capabilities.
Custom export templates.
Logical, visual script editor.
Form designer.
Stability (I have never lost data in 4 years of heavy use).
Query builder.
Calendar.
File parser.
Can embed attachments.
Actively developed over the years; my 'disliked' list below is has shrunk to almost nothing.

Disliked:

UI is somewhat sticky, like a VB app.
Re-linking to files in the same directory as the existing link via the URL field is a chore.
Couldn't nest or group records in the record-list pane (but can with query results).
Couldn't build a query that checks if a field string is 'contained-by' another field string (but can by 'contains').
Couldn't use if/then in a text formula, EG: if [status] == "done" then "#FF0000" else "#FFE600". This must be scripted instead.
Couldn't format text using a delimiter. EG: [$date^text DELIM-2] = "Fri-20-Jun" -> "20"

Would like to have seen:

Interactive spelling check (standard red wavy lines) in multi-line text fields, spelling sugestions/correction in the right-click menu.
True WYSIWYG report editing that can be accurately exported to html or PDF.
Scriptable or manual grouping of records in the record list.
POP3 script actions, incl. SSL, 'is-on-server' status per email, 'remove-from-server' function per email, 'ignore attachment' and 'ignore html' retrieve options. BDB could make an excellent email client.
Multiple recordsets per calendar.
More icons, quick plunder-from-exe option.
Portable version.
Linux version.

Conclusion:

BDB has been a valuable tool for storing, organizing and formatting data. It allows for a good deal of eccentricity and customization of the design and presentation of text, numerical and image information.

I use BDB to automatically generate and update websites from records, as well as keep track of bills, invoices, contacts and tasks... it has been my office, except for email. I move around often and use different computers so the lack of a portable version and Linux version are a problem - I must keep text-files and python scripts as a backup for when I'm away from my windows computer for a while :(

[Edited by cpb, May 10]

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Brilliant Database platform details

Windows

Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista/7

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