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- This is the README file for the examples distribution of EDB, a database
- program for GNU Emacs written by Michael Ernst <mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu>.
- EDB is available via anonymous ftp from theory.lcs.mit.edu:/pub/emacs/edb/.
- The examples distribution is in theory.lcs.mit.edu:/pub/emacs/edb/examples.
-
- The following files are available; see the documentation for file naming
- conventions.
-
- README This file. This is not EDB's README file, only that for its
- examples.
-
- forms-demo2.dat The database supplied as "demo2" of the Forms package.
- forms-demo2.fmt
- forms-demo2.report
-
- forms-demo2-int.dat The same database in EDB internal layout.
-
- arb-demo An example database in "arbitrary" format; it uses functions
- arb-demo.dba rather than rules to read and write the disk file. It also
- arb-demo.fmt uses an alternate format file.
- arb-demo.home-fmt
-
- arb-demo-regexp The same database as that above, but with its layout
- arb-demo-regexp.dba specified by a set of regular expressions.
-
- eicsw.dat Alan Stebbens's EIC software database, which uses enumerated
- eicsw.fmt types and the date type.
- eicsw.dba
-
- passwd.fmt A format file for use with /etc/passwd; do db-find-file on
- /etc/passwd and specify this file as the format file.
-
- tepdb Michael Ernst's address database in internal file layout;
- tepdb.fmt includes change functions, aging of data, reports, mailing
- tepdb.dba labels, and usage instructions.
- tepdb.instr
-
- rolo-jik.dat Jonathan Kamens's rolodex database; includes user-definable
- rolo-jik.fmt fields and dynamic data display buffer alignment.
- rolo-jik.dba
- rolo-jik.doc
-
- intro-and-addr Bob Chassell's introduction to EDB for the complete novice,
- plus an address database and code for producing mailing labels.
-
- btxdb Instructions for retrieving Thorsten Ohl's BibTeX database.
-
- edbibtex.shar Michael Burschik's BibTeX database and sample format files.
- Includes documentation, example databases, and more.
-
- geneal Instructions for retrieving Michael Patton's geneal database,
- which includes inter-record links and tagged file layout.
-
-
- More examples are needed! Please help future users by contributing your
- databases; contact Michael Ernst <mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu> to have them
- included.
-