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- From: dweissman@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (WiseGuy)
- Subject: Re: Alpha4
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- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 16:04:00 GMT
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- In article <dwormuth-170892095758@134.174.81.96>, dwormuth@hstbme.mit.edu (David W. Wormuth) writes...
- %> Has anyone heard of a PC package called ALPHA4? Is it a database package
- %> or just a spreadsheet package?
- %
- %Alpha4 is a dBase compatible database manager. It is very easy to use and
- %very powerful. It's prime attraction for me is the ability to have the data
- %values and format defined with the database. This has saved me days of
- %programming. You just specify what the field should contain and Alpha4
- %handles the rest. Anytime you define a form or enter a record, Alpha4
- %checks the fields to see that they conform to your specifications. Along
- %with this, it is very easy to specify another database or table to define
- %answers to fields.
- %
- %It also does a much better job at relational database functions than dBase,
- %unlike dBase, Alpha4 lets you have truely relational databases. dBase
- %forces you to have a single record and hang all your relations off that
- %record, Alpha4 is happy to keep stringing along your records as you tell it
- %to.
-
- Thanks for the info. Is there a good source of info regarding ALPHA4
- (either book, magazine, or ftp site) for help in using the package?
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