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- .BEGIN-FISH-DESCRIPTION
- .name
- db
- .version
- 3.2
- .type
- Database
- .author
- David Ekholm, Datadosen
- .date
- 1996.03.18
- .distribution
- ShareWare
- .address
- Mantalsvägen 33
- s-175 43 JÄRFÄLLA
- Sweden
- .email
- david-ek@dsv.su.se
- .installsize
- 75K - 700K
- The is a general database program, localized and has ARexx.
- .construction
- SAS/C 6.55 (Optimized for time.)
- .tested
- A4000(18 MB mem, OS3.1, 68040 processor)
- .docs
- db3.2/docs/db.guide
- .short
- database with GadTool look. This version has a database design GUI.
- .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.
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- 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. db was designed with user definable layout in
- mind from start. Since v3.0 I've added GUI-based database design to db that
- releaves the user from the work of specifying the layout by writing RFF code
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- 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. The ASL
- requester is in my opinion an example of good design. It may look simple,
- but hides features like automatic drawer creation and filename completion.
- I hope you spend enough time with db to discover its hidden features.
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- A partial list of db's features include:
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- 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 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 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 Listview browser.
- 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)
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