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- From: TONY@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (Tony Roder)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases
- Subject: Re: Database library for
- Message-ID: <92239.153510TONY@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
- Date: 26 Aug 92 23:35:10 GMT
- References: <301.1359.uupcb@synapse.isis.org>
- Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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- In article <301.1359.uupcb@synapse.isis.org>, doug.hewko@synapse.isis.org (Doug
- Hewko) says:
- >
- >Is there a technique that is used by Systems Analysts that could help
- >me decide on the best searching procedure for a personal database system
- >that I am developing? I am cr eating a database system to reference
- >various newspaper, magazine and trade journal articles, and I am
- >undecided between two methods. BTW, I am using DataEase for this
- >project.
- >
- >The first method is to use Keywords to reference the articles. My
- >definition of a keyword is a very short (one or two word description)
- >of something, or the name of an itme (ie. company name, product name,
- >etc).
- >
- >The other method is more complicated but would have abstracts (ranging
- >from one or two lines for newspapers and magazines to 500 words for
- >trade journals) that would be searched. The mechanics of the
- >searching procedure has not yet been decided upon.
- >
- >Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks.
-
- By coincidence, I was just about to post a message to ask exactly the same
- question (perhaps not as well...). I plan to use Alpha Four, but that should
- not affect the technique. Please respond to the net if possible, or e-mail
- me as well as the initial poster.
-
- Any assistance is doubly appreciated. Thanks. Thanks.
- >
-
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- Tony Roder, speaking his mind .....
-