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- From: mward@netcom.com (Michael Ward)
- Subject: Re: Problem with Reflex Plus for Mac
- Message-ID: <y9_nns.mward@netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 00:26:40 GMT
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- jgeniec@cis.ohio-state.edu (Joseph Geniec) writes:
-
-
- > I have a small problem with Reflex Plus. I am trying to convert
- >a Database to text format so I can upload it to UNIX. Seems simple,
- >doesn't it? Anyway, It will not allow the DB to text conversion for
- >some reason. Here is everything I did-
-
- >loaded Database
- >selected file|new
- >selected table report and gave the report a name
- >picked the corresponding Database from the Hard Drive
- >hit "include all" button to select all fields
- >hit "include all" button to select all fiels for record selection
- >selected "export data"
- >clicked on text format
-
- >now-- here's the problem. There should be a list of all of the fields on
- >the left list, but it is completely empty. Why isn't reflex listing all
- >of the fields from the database? BTW, I'm new with this database stuff,
- >so If it's simple, go easy on me.
-
- You cannot export a table report (or any report, for that matter)
- in Reflex Plus. The only thing you can export is a fairly simple set
- of collected fields (the exact terminology escapes me at the moment -
- it's been a few months since I last used Reflex). I have always
- loved Reflex (in a love/hate sort of way), but it was easily the
- most difficult DBMS for me to learn. The only way I found to export
- data to a file was to format it in a text string using special characters
- to indicate tabs and the like, then use SuperGlue to capture the
- printout. This is not an easy thing to learn to do.
-
- Reflex is diffcult to learn and is NOT supported by Borland. I would
- suggest that you consider using another DBMS to perform your task.
- I find Omnis to be the best database system I've ever used, but it
- is pretty expensive.
-
- Michael Ward
- mward@netcom.com
-