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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                          (AMENDMENT NO. ___________)*

                            RAINING DATA CORPORATION
                      (f/k/a Omnis Technology Corporation)

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                                (Name of Issuer)
                          COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE

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                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                    096434105

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                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                 March 24, 2002

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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).



CUSIP No. 096434105

    1.    Names of Reporting Persons.
          I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
          Carlton H. Baab
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    2.    Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

          (a)
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          (b)
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    3.    SEC Use Only

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    4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization
          United States
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               5. Sole Voting Power
  Number of       1,050,000
   Shares      -----------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially   6. Shared Voting Power
  Owned by        None
    Each       -----------------------------------------------------------------
 Reporting     7. Sole Dispositive Power
Person With       1,050,000
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               8. Shared Dispositive Power
                  None
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    9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.
          Mr. Baab owns vested options representing the right to purchase
          1,050,000 shares.
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X  10.    Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
          (See Instructions)

          Excludes 9,545,478 shares (per the previously filed Form 4 for
          Astoria), the rights to which are owned by Astoria Capital Partners,
          L.P. Mr. Baab, formerly serving as a Managing Principal of Astoria, is
          currently on leave of absence and currently holds no voting or
          investment power over the holdings of Astoria. As such, these shares
          are not deemed beneficially owned (directly of indirectly) by Mr. Baab
          and are excluded from his holdings.

   11.    Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
          5.6%
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   12.    Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
          Carlton H. Baab - IN
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                          INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 13G

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COVER PAGE

      (l) Names and I.R.S. Identification Numbers of Reporting Persons--Furnish
          the full legal name of each person for whom the report is filed--i.e.,
          each person required to sign the schedule itself--including each
          member of a group. Do not include the name of a person required to be
          identified in the report but who is not a reporting person. Reporting
          persons that are entities are also requested to furnish their I.R.S.
          identification numbers, although disclosure of such numbers is
          voluntary, not mandatory (see "SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH
          SCHEDULE 13G" below).

      (2) If any of the shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are held
          as a member of a group and that membership is expressly affirmed,
          please check row 2(a). If the reporting person disclaims membership in
          a group or describes a relationship with other persons but does not
          affirm the existence of a group, please check row 2(b) [unless it is a
          joint filing pursuant to Rule 13d1(k)(1) in which case it may not be
          necessary to check row 2(b)].

      (3) The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.

      (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization--Furnish citizenship if the named
          reporting person is a natural person. Otherwise, furnish place of
          organization.

 (5)-(9), Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person,
     (11) Etc.--Rows (5) through (9) inclusive, and (11) are to be
          completed in accordance with the provisions of Item 4 of Schedule 13G.
          All percentages are to be rounded off to the nearest tenth (one place
          after decimal point).

     (10) Check if the aggregate amount reported as beneficially owned in row
          (9) does not include shares as to which beneficial ownership is
          disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 (17



          CFR 240.13d-4] under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

    (12)  Type of Reporting Person--Please classify each "reporting person"
          according to the following breakdown (see Item 3 of Schedule 13G) and
          place the appropriate symbol on the form:

          Symbol                                 Category

          Broker Dealer
                                                    BD

          Bank
                                                    BK

          Insurance Company
                                                    IC

          Investment Company
                                                    IV

          Investment Adviser
                                                    IA

          Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund, or Endowment Fund
                                                    EP

          Parent Holding Company/Control Person
                                                    HC

          Savings Association
                                                    SA

          Church Plan
                                                    CP

          Corporation
                                                    CO

          Partnership
                                                    PN

          Individual
                                                    IN

          Other
                                                    OO



Notes:  Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page as are
        needed, one reporting person per page.

        Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, answer
        items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G or 14D1) by appropriate cross
        references to an item or items on the cover page(s). This approach may
        only be used where the cover page item or items provide all the
        disclosure required by the schedule item. Moreover, such a use of a
        cover page item will result in the item becoming a part of the schedule
        and accordingly being considered as "filed" for purposes of Section 18
        of the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities
        of that section of the Act.

        Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing requirements
        by filing either completed copies of the blank forms available from the
        Commission, printed or typed facsimiles, or computer printed facsimiles,
        provided the documents filed have identical formats to the forms
        prescribed in the Commission's regulations and meet existing Securities
        Exchange Act rules as to such matters as clarity and size (Securities
        Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).

              SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G

Under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is authorized to solicit
the information required to be supplied by this schedule by certain security
holders of certain issuers.

Disclosure of the information specified in this schedule is mandatory, except
for I.R.S. identification numbers, disclosure of which is voluntary. The
information will be used for the primary purpose of determining and disclosing
the holdings of certain beneficial owners of certain equity securities. This
statement will be made a matter of public record. Therefore, any information
given will be available for inspection by any member of the public.

Because of the public nature of the information, the Commission can use it for a
variety of purposes, including referral to other governmental authorities or
securities self-regulatory organizations for investigatory purposes or in
connection with litigation involving the Federal securities laws or other civil,
criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions. I.R.S. identification numbers, if
furnished, will assist the Commission in identifying security holders and,
therefore, in promptly processing statements of beneficial ownership of
securities.

Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule, except for
I.R.S. identification numbers, may result in civil or criminal action against
the persons involved for violation of the Federal securities laws and rules
promulgated thereunder.



                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

   A.    Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) containing the information
         required by this schedule shall be filed not later than February 14
         following the calendar year covered by the statement or within the time
         specified in Rules 13d-1(b)(2) and 13d2(c). Statements filed pursuant
         to Rule 13d-1(c) shall be filed within the time specified in Rules
         13d-1(c), 13d-2(b) and 13d-2(d). Statements filed pursuant to Rule
         13d-1(d) shall be filed not later than February 14 following the
         calendar year covered by the statement pursuant to Rules 13d-1(d) and
         13d-2(b).

   B.    Information contained in a form which is required to be filed by rules
         under section 13(f) (15 U.S.C. 78m(f)) for the same calendar year as
         that covered by a statement on this schedule may be incorporated by
         reference in response to any of the items of this schedule. If such
         information is incorporated by reference in this schedule, copies of
         the relevant pages of such form shall be filed as an exhibit to this
         schedule.

   C.    The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but the
         text of the items is to be omitted. The answers to the items shall be
         so prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without
         referring to the text of the items. Answer every item. If an item is
         inapplicable or the answer is in the negative, so state.

Item 1.

         (a)  Name of Issuer

              Raining Data Corporation

         (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

              17500 Cartwright, Irvine, CA  92614

Item 2.

         (a)  Name of Person Filing

              Carlton H. Baab

         (b)  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

              17500 Cartwright, Irvine, CA  92614

         (c)  Citizenship

              United States

         (d)  Title of Class of Securities



              Common Stock, $.10 par value

         (e)  CUSIP Number

              096434105

ITEM 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or
        240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

        (a)  [ ]  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
                  U.S.C. 78o).

        (b)  [ ]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
                  78c).

        (c)  [ ]  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                  Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

        (d)  [ ]  Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

        (e)  [ ]  An investment adviser in accordance with Section
                  240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

        (f)  [ ]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                  with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

        (g)  [ ]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                  with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

        (h)  [ ]  A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

        (i)  [ ]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                  investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                  Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

        (j)  [ ]  Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

ITEM 4. Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage
of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

        (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

             Vested Options representing the right to purchase 1,050,000 shares.

        (b)  Percent of class: 5.6%

        (c)  Number of shares as to which the person has:



             (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                    1,050,000

             (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                    None

             (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                    1,050,000

             (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                    None

Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to
acquire an underlying security see Section 240.13d3(d)(1).

ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this
item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such
person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
        the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control
        Person.

If a parent holding company or Control person has filed this schedule, pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit
stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary.
If a parent holding company or control person has filed this schedule pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the



identification of the relevant subsidiary.

ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
so indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item
3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule
pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c) or Section 240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit
stating the identity of each member of the group.

ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date
of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in
the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in
their individual capacity. See Item 5.

ITEM 10. Certification

        (a)  The following certification shall be included if the statement is
             filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b):

             By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
             belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
             in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are
             not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
             influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
             not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
             participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

        (b)  The following certification shall be included if the statement is
             filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c):

               By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
               are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
               influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
               not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
               participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.



                                    SIGNATURE

                                 March 24, 2002
                                ----------------
                                      Date
                              /s/ Carlton H. Baab
                        --------------------------------
                                    Signature
                                Carlton H. Baab
                        --------------------------------
                                   Name/Title

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive
officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7 for other
parties for whom copies are to be sent.

ATTENTION:  INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
            CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS
            (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)



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