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DB-03: Structured Database Programs
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0050 Specific Applications Small Programs Disk
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Article 1.0
Roberts, Waldo A. III
$0
is a database program for keeping track of magazine articles. It stores the
title, magazine name, date, page, keywords, and a code of the user's choice.
Magazine Article Library 1.0 (MAL)
Castle, Paul E. II
$0
is a menu driven magazine article tracking system. It is very fast and
professional looking and is extremely easy to use.
Quick & Dirty Report/Summary 3.0 (QDRSUM)
Strong, Archie
$0
will produce detailed or summary reports for PC-FILE+ data files. (Not on
this Disk. Ask for August 1990 #5)
RefBase
C & J Consultants and J. R. Connolly
$15
is a database template for working with scientific references using PC-File+.
This set lets you keep track of articles or reprints and retrieve entries by
searching anything in your database (including author, title, year, journal or
keywords which you choose). You can also output to a disk file groups of
reference in formats required by many professional journals. This file could
then be imported into your word processor.
News Video Archive Facility (NEWSVID)
Barrett, Mike
$15
is a database program for keeping track of television News Tapes.
FRM
Csontos, Michael
$?
generates form filecards (3x5 index cards) for the collection and filing of
club membership or other name and address information.
0050 Freeform DB
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Findex
is a free-form, full-screen database program, which means that unlike
structured database programs such as PC-File, you do not have to define fields
first.
Flexifil (FLEXIFI)
Mires, Dean
$?
is a very simple and easy to use database program. Field lengths do not have
to be defined in advance.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #050
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1994 General Purpose Small Programs Disk
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Answers 4.0
Corll, Brian
$25
allows you to index large text files in such a way as to enable you to retrieve
information on any topic in the file very quickly. Note that Answers will only
index a single file at a time, as opposed to other programs in the PsL that will
index multiple files.
BSupport (BSUPPRT)
Information Architects
$?
is a utility for use with Btrieve data files. Btrieve is a file manager that
is used by programmers to take care of all the file I/O in their programs.
For example, Datacat and a couple of other mailing list programs use Btrieve,
and Bsupport provides another means for working with data files created by
these other programs. It has the ability to work with Btrieve records stored
in binary and to view and search for binary keys. It also lets you copy data
between Btrieve files or to ASCII files. AREACODE.BTR is a sample data file
for Bsupport.
DataFix 1.4
Roper, T. D.
$10
will fix errors in PC-File+ compatible data files. Despite PC-File+'s data entry
mask capability, it is possible to incorrectly enter data and DataFix makes it
easy for you to clean up the whole file at once. The options are to remove
specified words, such as "Dr." at the start of a name field or commas in a
number field; to remove spaces from the beginning of fields; to change a
character (eg: from "," to "~"); and to change "FirstName LastName" to
"LastName~Firstname".
Logger Generic 1.02 (LOGGERG)
Rolland, Lonnie J.
$0
is an information logging program. It is supplied in two forms, a 6K TSR and a
non-TSR program. It uses a dBase III+ compatible dbf and dbt files.
Med-2-Go 1.02 (MED2GO)
Miranda, Louis M.
$0
is a Medline file conversion utility for clinicians and biomedical researchers
who use Medline-type files. Med-2-Go will convert Medline, comma-delimited,
BRS/Colleague, ERIC, Psyclit into a Medline or comma-delimited export file. This
file can then be imported into a reference database program.
Rolodex (ROLODX1)
is very limited and was created simply to be a computerized Rolodex. It
only keeps track of names, addresses, zip codes, and phone numbers.
SDF 1.4
Avery, Alan J. ASP
$20
aids in working with comma/quote-delimited files. You can specify which
field and the length of fields to be imported into another program and
SDF will generate the new file accordingly.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #1994
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ASCII Reporter
GLW Consulting
$47
#7652/1806
allows you to print reports from files that have been saved in either comma
delimited or fixed field form. These kinds of files, especially comma delimited
files, may be created with many types of programs, from spreadsheet to database.
The data can be sorted into any order and output to a file. A tutorial shows
you how to create report files.
Topp's Report Program
Topp, Michael W.
$15
#7652/3509
is fast and simple way to manage your reports. You can create and merge any
number of databases, import and export ASCII files and print presentation cards
as well as reports. Reports can be sorted at four levels and filtered to your
specifications.
BTRV 1.0
Hansen, Richard W.
$50
#4800
is a Btrieve file management utility. Features include support for all
key and file types, support for variable length records, file browsing
and editing, cloning, and file recovery. You can load and save files in
Butil format, calculate optimum page sizes, test record locking and
transaction processing, view file statistics and read records by
position.
DayFlo Tracker Lite 3.1a [DAYFLO3A]
DayFlo Tracker Corp. ASP
$72
#20317/MegaDisk Only (12-93 CD)
lets you keep track of clients, articles, correspondence and more. It
allows for both structured information such as names, addresses and
phone numbers, as well as text information such as notes, comments,
descriptions, etc. It also contains an integrated word processor for
writing and merging form letters and organizing them for later
retrieval.
FastFile
Benham, R.D. ASP
$35-$70
#2866
is a small database program that keeps all data in memory for speed of access.
In contrast, most other database programs access the disk each time a record is
added, deleted, viewed, etc. This makes an in-memory database program
particularly good for machines with no hard disk. Capacities are 32 files per
directory, 2000 records per file, and 32 fields per record.
The same screen is used to enter, edit, and search for data which makes the
program easy to learn. Other features that increase efficiency include record
duplication, field blanking, and pop-up tables for reference during data
entry. Six sample files are provided for immediate use and as a way to learn
the program.
It comes with predefined database applications: Billing, Checkbook, General
Ledger, Invoicer, Client List, Inventory, Teacher's Gradebook, and FASTquiz.
The latter makes it easy for teachers to create matching and multiple-choice
tests.
FileMaster
#610
is a program to help you manage your PAPER files. Instead of trying to remember
the logic you used in filing away a letter so that you can find the file it is
in, you give each document a serial number. Then you record the serial number
with Filemaster and fill in the Subject, From, To and Category fields. Later
when you want to find that document, you can search on any of those fields, get
the serial number and find the document filed in numerical order.
Home Team 1.9 [HOMETEAM]
Texsys Software
$15
#7546/3622 [2 disks] (01-94 CD)
is a data management system designed for the home office. It uses a home-office
graphical (done with ASCII graphics) interface. The program consists of a
relational database and a multi-featured page editor that can be used to do
simple newsletters, brochures, etc.
The page editor features downloadable fonts, window frames, shading, cut-
and-paste, two columns an