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- Short: 3.5 - Multi purpose database. 15 langs!
- Author: Marcin Orlowski <carlos@wfmh.man.szczecin.pl>, David Ekholm <david-ek@dsv.su.se>
- Uploader: carlos@inet.com.pl
- Version: 3.5
- Type: biz/dbase
- Replaces: biz/dbase/db3.4*
- Www: http://wfmh.man.szczecin.pl/db/
-
- db is a fast and small OS3.0 compliant multi purpose database program.
- It currently supports 13 languages (English, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian,
- Danish, German, Polish, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, Czech and Portuguese).
-
- There are mostly minor changes this time and this is probably the last version.
- If you want improvements I've released the source code so you can add what you
- need. (However you are not allowed to use the source code for commercial
- purposes, nor release modified versions under the name "db" without my
- permission). You can find the source code on aminet:/biz/dbase/db3.4src.lha
-
- This program is ShareWare. Previously, db used to display a shareware reminder
- if not registered with a keyfile. This reminder has been removed as I've
- decided to stop mailing keyfiles.
-
- /David Ekholm
-
-
- Why choose db?
- --------------
-
- 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.
-
- Remember: db is a GENERAL database program. YOU decide what to store in it,
- be it addresses, video collections spare parts or your invoices. I really
- can't understand why people keep releasing databases with fixed fields all
- the time.
-
- When you use db you will notice that the user interface has been kept as
- compact as possible (few gadgets, menus and windows). Still the functionality
- in for example, searching and sorting is high. This is intentional.
- I prefer few buttons with high functionality than the opposite.
-
- Feature List
- ------------
-
- 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, cycle and text type)
- o Support for multi-line fields through textfield.gadget
- o Mouse and keyboard driven.
- o User definable fields and layout.
- o Multiple views of the same database.
- o The views can be designed through a simple to use GUI.
- 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 sensitive.
- o ASL requesters for flexible loads and saves.
- o Localized.
- o ARexx support.
- 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 Listview browser.
- 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).
-
- History of changes
- ------------------
- 97-09-24 v3.5 NEWS:
- * DB is still alive (grin ;-) in spite of previous
- announcements. Hope you like such news ;-)
-
- * As David's dropped the DB project (at least for now),
- starting from version 3.5 DB is developed by
- Marcin Orlowski, so all your bug reports, oppinions
- etc concerning DB should be mailed to him. Don't
- forget to visit the DB home page (URL is placed above).
-
- * Added TEXT type to view design toolbar.
-
- * Added TEXTFIELD type to view design toolbar
- (however you can't change its height in editor yet).
-
- * Added abbreviations to Shell template
-
- * Trailing ':' is no longer added to selector window's
- title if the record label the title is based on,
- already has it.
-
- * Edit view related strings are now localized
-
- * New CLI/tooltype DEFPATTERN (def. "#?")
-
- * New CLI/tooltype DEFREXXPATTERN (def. "#?.(db|rexxdb)")
-
- * Toolbox items call be also accessed via F1-F5 keys
- directly from edit view window
-
- * New menu item - reload current project
-
- * New menu item - relaunch recently selected ARexx script
-
- * Hungarian translation added. DB now supports 14 languages.
- Unfortunately, most of existing translations
- are a little bit outdated with this edition. Hope that
- will change with next release, when all will finish their
- holidays. For now you can use old catalogs so all newly
- localized strings will appear in english.
-