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- From: jono@netcom.com (Jonathan Levine)
- Subject: Re: Looking for a database (I'm a nonprogrammer..)
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- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 15:16:43 GMT
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- In article <BsJ3I3.1tx@cs.dal.ca> goldrick@ug.cs.dal.ca (Majeed Goldrick) writes:
- >Greetings,
- >
- >Thanks to those in Canada who have responded or are going to respond, eh?. It's
- >time to "broaden my horizons, I think...
- >
- >I am looking for a very rudimentary database program with an idiot-proof
- >user interface. The data entry screen(s) should be able to be set up
- >much like a printed page - it could be character-based or WYSIWYG
- >(Windows programs are O.K.). This primary interface form should be able
- >to be cross referenced against other forms with related information (I
- >guess this is where relational database comes from??). For example,
- >the primary page might be a fact sheet on an individual in a company,
- >the secondary sheets might include salary info, notes and comments, etc...
- >
- >Along with this, it would be nice to have some report-generation capabilities,
- >like being able to correlate values in different fields, at least to
- >the extent that you could dump the figures to a spreadsheet/graphing
- >program.
- >
-
- You will probably want to check out Approach for Windows, a Windows-based
- relational database that lets you set up forms and reports with no
- programming required. (Some of the stuff you're describing about switching
- between forms can be automated with a simple macro facility).
-
- Approach can store data in several major database formats, and can export/import
- to Excel and 1-2-3.
-
- For more information, call 1-800-APPROACH (in Canada, 1-800-354-1122).
-
- Jon
-
- P.s. Disclaimer: Yes, I did write some of Approach.
-
-
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