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- From: mfraase@mr.net (Michael Fraase)
- Subject: Re: catalog publishing software wanted
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- Reply-To: mfraase@mr.net (Michael Fraase)
- Organization: Arts & Farces
- References: <9d#3pkf@rpi.edu>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 16:04:06 GMT
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- In article <9d#3pkf@rpi.edu>, fitzgb@mml0.meche.rpi.edu (Brian Fitzgerald)
- writes:
- >
- > Catalog publishing software wanted.
- >
- > I'm looking for a program that can access a business database (say
- > Paradox), extract the stock number, price, and description, and produce
- > a publication quality merchandise catalog (justified, multicolumn, with
- > white boxes for pix desirable.)
- >
- > If there is a _convenient_ way to do this by linking a word processor
- > to a database, I'm interested -- something a bit more sophisticated
- > than exporting/inporting ascii. Stories about your own experiences,
- > good or bad, are welcome.
- >
- > Information about add-ons to database programs, or complete business
- > packages, free or commercial, would be welcome.
- >
- > Pointers to magazines or recent articles cover this subject would be
- > appreciated.
- >
- > Thanks loads,
- >
- > Brian
-
- FrameMaker and 4th Dimension can do what you want on the Macintosh side, but
- I don't think Frame supports PC databases on their Windows product. I don't
- know if they have plans to or not. You can contact Frame directly at
- comments@frame.com.
-
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