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- .name
- db
- .type
- Database
- .short
- Database with GadTool look
- .description
- db is a small and fast database program that I wrote after having tested
- numerous other PD database programs and always found something lacking or
- irritating me. They might have dozzens of features not found in db, but
- they lacked font sensitivity and a standard GUI look and OS 3.0 behaviour.
-
- My main need was to keep record on addresses and telephone numbers of
- friends and companies. Before v2.0 db was fixed to be just an address
- and telephone database, but that has changed. The program is designed
- to handle information of your choice. Currently you have to use a file
- editor to specify the database fields and layout as there is no GUI for
- that.
-
- Anyway that's a one time job, then you just USE the database and have fun.
-
- Complete GUI support will probably only be included in a commercial product
- I plan to call REG.
-
- A partial list of db's features include:
-
- o Dynamic memory handling. Number of records and fields only limited by
- free memory.
- o GadTool based. (Use fields of string, checkbox and cycle type)
- o Mouse and keyboard driven.
- o User definable fields and layout.
- o Multiple views of the same database.
- o Commodore's Clipboard for flexible interaction with other programs.
- o AppWindow -just drag and drop database icons on db to load.
- o Online MenuHelp -Press HELP key when selecting a menu item.
- o Font sensitivity.
- o ARexx
- o ASL requesters for flexible loads and saves.
- o Localized
- o Dial numbers using a modem or loudspeaker
- o WB and Shell usage with Commodore's template parsing
- o Fast and flexible find function using AmigaDOS patterns.
- o Filter function.
- o Fast and flexible sort function. Multiple sort orders can be
- specified.
- o 'Export View' and two standard ASCII export features.
- o Automatic ASCII import (tab-separated ASCII)
- .author
- David Ekholm, Datadosen
- .date
- 1995.07.11
- .version
- 2.6
- .distribution
- Freeware (Postcardware)
- .address
- Mantalsvägen 33
- s-175 43 JÄRFÄLLA
- Sweden
- .email
- david-ek@dsv.su.se
- .installsize
- 48K - 400K
- The is a general database program, localized and has ARexx.
- .construction
- SAS/C 6.55 (Optimized for time.)
- .tested
- A4000(18 MB mem, OS3.0, 68040 processor)
- .docs
- db2.4/docs/db.guide
- .submittal
- Downloaded via ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
- .execute
- LAB Start
- set choice `RequestChoice "Options selection" "Please select an option" "View ReadMe" "View Guide" "Run Program" "Cancel"`
- if $choice GT "0"
- if $choice EQ "1"
- MetaTool db2.6.readme TEXT
- else
- if $choice EQ "2"
- MetaTool Docs/db.guide GUIDE
- else
- if $choice EQ "3"
- wbrun db
- endif
- endif
- endif
- skip Start BACK
- endif
- .aminet-dir
- biz/dbase
-