CP Dunbar on sat 26 oct 96
If you have experience writing code then dBase IV or Access will give
a superior result. Otherwise the learning curve is too steep for a
simple database as you decribe. MSWorks as someone earlier mentioned
would handle this task nicely for someone who is not so familiar w/
coding or with the Access structure.
cp
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"And she shall have music wherever the lady goes."
cpdunbar@concentric.net
Eric Lindgren on sun 27 oct 96
My preference for small business uses is Filemaker Pro (now version 3, but
earlier version 2 is very adequate for most needs).
1) Available for, and seamless across, several platforms - even on the same
network (Windows3, 95, and of course: Mac OS)
2) Excellent flexible import and export of data.
3) Flexible. Definitions, layouts/reports, calculations are all able to be
changed later. Also completely
4) Scriptable. Onboard scripting facility with looping and conditional
branching. Apple Scriptable.
5) Handles images. Database your digital photos.
6) Like a Mac, you turn it on and it works. Easily. It can be basic or
complicated, whatever your needs. Although I have been contracted to
configure it for point of sale and other complex invoicing applications,
it's also great for simple mailing list management. Comes with a lot of
popular templates: just type in your data.
Eric Lindgren
lindgren@muskoka.com
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Richard Burkett on wed 30 oct 96
I'd like to second Eric Lindgren's assessment of Filemaker Pro. While other
database software is often quite powerful, Filemaker is almost unrivaled in
ease of use, especially by novice computer users with no programming
experience, plus you're not sending buckets of more money to the world's
richest man, Bill Gates. And, once again, there's a free glaze template for
it on the CeramicsWeb.
Richard Burkett - School of Art, Design, & A.H, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182-4805
E-mail: richard.burkett@sdsu.edu <-> Voice mail: (619) 594-6201
Home Page: http://rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/rburkett/www/burkett.html
CeramicsWeb: http://apple.sdsu.edu/ceramicsweb/index.html
John Tilton on tue 27 may 97
Does anyone know of a database (mailing list) program which runs under
Windows 95 and has a "Structured Query Language" as part of its
features? I have "Access" but have been unable to find the SQL if it
exists. The SQL prompts you to construct such inane sentences as----
"Find the records where the last name contains "ae" and the zip code is
less than 20000 and the ".....ad infinitum if you want.
I am presently using Q&A but it is a Dos based program and I'd like to
upgrade before too long.
Thank You in advance.
John Tilton
Alachua, Fl
Larry Phillips on wed 28 may 97
John Tilton wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of a database (mailing list) program which runs under
> Windows 95 and has a "Structured Query Language" as part of its
> features? I have "Access" but have been unable to find the SQL if it
> exists.
John,
Point your web browser at VSL (Virtual Software Library). From
there, you can search for programs for any platform. URL is:
http://castor.acs.oakland.edu/cgi-bin/vsl-front
Good luck.
-larry
http://home.bc.rogers.wave.ca/larryp
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