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From: michaelh@g2syd.genasys.com.au (Michael Haldey)
Subject: Re: Clipper problem
Keywords: clipper, 286
Organization: Genasys II, Sydney, Australia
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 01:33:45 GMT

In article <bobk.726421926@slinky.NSD.3Com.COM> bobk@ESD.3Com.COM (Bob Konigsberg) writes:
>Hopefully this is the right distribution group, I don't normally
>follow this one.  Apologies if this is the wrong place.
>
>I have a friend with a problem.  He's got a Clipper application
>running on a 3Com network.  The application runs fine from a
>386 PC workstation, but when it's run from a 3Com 3Station 2E
>(286 machine) it fails with the error:
>"GetEntry 1800 Unrecoverable Error 5311 Cannot Create VM Swapfile"
>
>Can anyone give me any leads as to what the problem is?
>

Clipper memory manager uses swap file as a tool for organizing virtual
memory. The disk to create the file should have enough space to place it
(up to 1Meg for large applications, typically 300-600K). If you current
directory doesn't have enough space, try to use SWAPPATH-? variable to show
where Clipper should keep the files.

>Email answers preferred.  Also if there is a Clipper newsgroup,
>I'd like to know of it.  My site does not receive any.
>

I think it is a common problem people collide with. So I post it.
There is no Clipper newsgroup. But there are specialized Clipper BBS
(ask your distributor).

>Thanks,
>
>BobK
>

My 0.02
michael
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Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: quarrie@cds001.cebaf.gov (David Quarrie)
Subject: Itasca OODBMS
Reply-To: quarrie@cds001.cebaf.gov (David Quarrie)
Organization: CEBAF (Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility)
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:06:45 GMT

--

I'm interested in getting feedback from users of the Itasca OODBMS. Any of
you out there? If so, please email me with any comments you might have.

	Thanks,

		David

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Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.protocols.misc
From: dhepner@cup.hp.com (Dan Hepner)
Subject: Re: ATMI: info sought
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:35:21 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1scd1 PL4

From: csa09@keele.ac.uk (Paul Singleton)

>Where, please, can I find more information (not only technical, but also
>any objective assessment of usefulness and future importance) of an
>allegedly vendor-independent database interface called "ATMI"?  I am
>interested in any developments which allow application programs to access
>(and perhaps do transactions involving) several assorted databases.

ATMI is not a database interface, rather it is a TP monitor interface
for Tuxedo/T which supports transaction commitment verbs and communications 
verbs allowing transactional communication from clients to servers.  
(ATMI == "Application-Transaction Monitor Interface").

X/Open has standardized/is standardizing the functionality of ATMI,
but the X/Open distributed TP model separates the "Transaction Manager"
(TM) from the "Communications Resource Manager" (CRM).  The TM exports
the transaction demarcation verbs. With enhancements to cover more than
the ATMI communications mechanism, this interface is called "TX".  With
the X/Open model, communications verbs are exported by the CRM. Some of
the communications verbs from ATMI are being standardized, much as they
are used by Tuxedo, as "XATMI", which is somewhat a misnomer but correctly
implies a stong relationship to the Tuxedo communications interface.

An alternative to XATMI is being standardized for use with DCE, and
DCE RPC, called "TxRPC", or Transactional RPC.  Some of the functionality
of XATMI is supplied by DCE; for example, XATMI has a way for clients
and servers to find each other, while DCE supplies a different such
mechanism.

Yet a third standard way of doing transactional communications exists,
a "LU6.2 way", known generically as peer-to-peer.

The decision as to which of the three to use is sometimes simple, 
sometimes complex.  When communicating with "the CICS world", peer-to-peer
is one's only choice.  Similarly, when using DCE clients and servers,
one is limited to TxRPC.  However, various arguments are offered
as to the superiority of the three in the absence of any context
which implies an answer.

HP, as you might guess, supports all three but recommends DCE for
distributed applications being developed. 

Dan Hepner
Not a statement of the Hewlett Packard Company
From: someday@hardy.u.washington.edu (Scott Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Arev 3.01
Keywords: Revelation FAQ proposal
Date: 11 Jan 93 07:06:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: shelley.1ir6acINN71e
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: hardy.u.washington.edu

In article <cpetersn.726727034@vincent2.iastate.edu> cpetersn@iastate.edu (Clifton R Peterson) writes:
>A revelation FAQ would be a good idea, but...
>
>I'm not sure we have enough traffic on here to make it worthwhile.  I don't
>have the time to build it up myself.  Most of the questions traffic is
>definitely on Compuserve.  I've suggested several times that Revelation
>Technologies do this for CI$ and then we'd be able to also put it up
>here.  Scott, how does the HR sale affect your?,  Good, Bad?
>
>/ Clifton R. Peterson    1108 Burnett		(515)232-5254	    	  \
>| B.S. Chem E            Ames IA  50010                                   |

The sale of our HR software division doesn't really affect me at all.
The AREV/OpenInsight lab (here in Bellevue, WA) and the HR/Payroll lab
(New York) were very separate operations, so it will stay business as
usual here.  But from what I've seen of the workings of the deal, it
looks like a real good move for the company in general.

I think an FAQ is a fine idea.  It would probably have to come from
the support people.  Clif, can you send a public CI$ note to the
Director of Support Services (aka my pal Kurt) and ask him about it?

-Scott
 it's Sunday so I'm not really working for
 Revelation Technologies, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: tazzzzz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Kevin Dangoor)
Subject: Re: FoxPro: Help needed with scrollable windows
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:05:39 GMT

In article <durai.117.726446988@ortta.umn.edu> durai@ortta.umn.edu (Durai Venkatasubramanian) writes:
>In article <C0I7nF.H3G@unccsun.uncc.edu> alsimmon@uncc.edu (Amber Leigh Simmons) writes:
>
>>I am currently working on a program in FoxPro for a large hospital
>>in my area.  I want to be able to implement my forms so that they 
>>can be larger than the screen.  Therefore I need to have window 
>>which act like the FoxPro system windows with scroll bars across
>>the top and bottom, to scroll around the form.  I know this can be
>>done because I have seen an application using this concept.
>
>Another suggestion:
>
>You can try 50 line screen (set display to vga50) if you have a vga screen. 
>This will help you define a larger screen.

I saw a library on Compuserve's FoxForum that will let you do large scrolling
screens. I don't remember much about it (I gave it a cursory glance since I
figured it would be incompatible with the Windows version and I will be moving
to FoxPro/Win ASAP), but I know it was there.

...Kev


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Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: IQTI400@INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU (Phillip Paxton)
Subject: Re: ObjectVision
Organization: IUPUI
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:40:25 EST

In article <1993Jan11.202532.6307@gvl.unisys.com>
rickt@rmtc.paramax.com (Rick Thompson [RMTC/ISP]) writes:
 
>
>Hello,
>
>  I was curious if anyone out there has used ObjectVision and if so
>what do you thing about it?  I've tried Microsoft Access and I'm not
>impressed.  I understand that ObjectVision has a run-time as well.
>What kind of "baggage" needs to be included in distributing a program?
 
I'm rather surprised you gave up on Access so easily.  It does have a
steep learning curve, but considering it's version 1.0 (actually, it's
the "Son Of Access" since the previous incarnation was killed in '89
by Gates) it holds strong possibilities for now and the future.
 
As a matter of curiousity, what did you try to do and find Access
couldn't do?
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: ricks@objy27.objy.com (Rick L. Spickelmier)
Subject: SQL processors for non-Relational DBMS's
Reply-To: ricks@objy.com
Organization: Objectivity, Inc.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 23:13:36 GMT

I'm interested in finding out information about products that
provide SQL access to non-Relational DBMS's.  Do they exist?
Are they any good?  What kind of functionality does the DBMS
have to provide to make a good fit?  Any and all information
would be appreciated.

			Thanks,
			     Rick
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	    Menlo Park, CA   94025

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From: WALKERK@ssvax1.ssd.loral.com ('Kent Walker')
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Looking for DBF & Clipper index format...
Date: 8 Jan 93 17:56:44 GMT
Organization: Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, CA
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

In <1993Jan8.024856.9610@news.ysu.edu> af458@yfn.ysu.edu writes:

> 
> Netheads,
> 
> I would like to know where I can find some documentation on the
> format of DBase3++ files.  Furthermore, and here's the *real*
> wish-list part, I need to know enough information to access
> Clipper index files (.NTX).
> 
The best reference I've found to the file formats used by Clipper is in the
"Clipper Programmer's Reference" by Rick Spence.
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Loading ASCII data into FoxPro memo fields
From: srlncnc@gopher.dosli.govt.nz (Chris Crook)
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:46:24 GMT
Organization: Department of Survey and Land Information, New Zealand

Hi

Does anyone know a good way of importing a comma delimited ASCII data file
into a FoxPro database containing memo fields.  When I try to do this the
memo fields get ignored.

Some of the fields are over 255 characters, so they cannot be loaded into
character fields.

I have had exactly the same problem with Paradox 4.0.  

Have you any suggestions for overcoming this problem?  Is there any simple
setting or the like to load memo fields.  The data file looks something
like this

"key_field","A lot of text which may well exceed 255 characters"
.......

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.


Chris Crook
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: mpdillon@halcyon.com (Michael Dillon)
Subject: Re: ODBC/IDAPI API specs
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service +1 206 382 MAIL (382-6245)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 07:31:11 GMT

Scott Michel (scottm@intime.intime.com) wrote:
: Does anyone on the net have a non-PS copy of those documents? Or maybe
: something I can shove into Windows (only if I have to kicking & screaming)
: and print? If someone does, please mail them to me (scottm@intime.intime.com)

: Or just simply point me in a direction where I can get those documents.

Please post a location where these specs can be gotten by mail server
or ftp.  PS or non-PS versions (doesn't matter)

Thank you.

Michael Dillon                 Internet: mpdillon@halcyon.halcyon.com
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From: rcrolf@urc.tue.nl
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: HELP - HELP : CLIPPER BUG ???!!
Date: 5 Jan 93 15:05:16 GMT
Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Dear Clipper Freaks,

I stumbled across a most horrible Clipper bug (at least I
think it's a bug .....).

Look at the following source code :

*================================================
* First part

var1 = 2382.80
var2 =  234.40
var3 = 2617.20

*-- THIS EQUATION EVALUATES TO FALSE !!!!!! (Totally wrong !)
?(var3 == (var1+var2))

*================================================
* Second part

var1 = 2382.80
var2 =  234.20
var3 = 2617.00

*-- THIS EQUATION EVALUATES TO TRUE (Should be !)
?(var3 == (var1+var2))

*------------- End of code fragment ----------

Does anyone out there has an explanation for this ???????

Any help will be appreciated !!!

Regard,

Rolf.

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From: IQTI400@INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU (Phillip Paxton)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Wanted:  Access High-Level People
Date: 6 Jan 93 23:23:35 GMT
Organization: IUPUI

I'm looking to talk to those who have strong knowledge of ABC and
OLE/DDE (obviously using both in Access)...
 
Please send replies to 72410.2162@compuserve.com
 
Thanks!
From: ychen@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Yin Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Database programming (C/C++) book wnated
Date: 6 Jan 1993 19:53:53 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: ychen@csd4.csd.uwm.edu



I wonder if someone could recommend me a good book on
database programming using C or C++. Any review on
Al Stevens' "C Databese Development"?

Thanks.

Chen
From: csmart@sales.GBA.NYU.EDU (Charles L Smart)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Text bases Info Wanted.
Keywords: Textbase Full text search ..
Date: 6 Jan 93 03:46:23 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: NYU Stern School of Business

Hi Everyone,
	I am posting this query for a friend. He needs to organize 
a set of arbitrary text files in a database. Every word of which
should be indexed etc. (sounds like gopher to me), the product
is generically called textbase.  The question is, is such a 
product available in the market/PD ? does anyone know about this ? 
	I apologize if its an FAQ ? 

Charles.

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From: field@.cs.pitt.edu.cs.pitt.edu (Brian Field)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: paradox reports questions
Date: 11 Jan 93 15:54:15 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3


Couple questions regarding reports in Paradox.  These are more or less
all from a single report I would like to generate.  (This report lists
names of people by department.  I would like the names listed in two
columns, alphabetic down each column.)

1) Can the "CC" and "CL" format strings be combined into a single
   format statement?  I am using this in a calculated field. I need to
   display names, and would like the first letter capitalized with the
   remaining letters lower case.  Combinations of format ("CC,CL", ...) and
   format ("CL,CC", ...) don't yield the desired results.  Currently, I am
   doing format ("CC", format ("CL", ...)).  Is there a better way to do
   this?  

2) Is there a way to specify a group band, but have the group be itemized
   independent of case?

3) Can counting in a report be done based on an outer group?  I.e.
       group band A
          group band name
              #rec name 
          group band name
       group band A

    I would like the names alphabetized, but to incrementally number
    them within each group A item.  When I add the #rec field, it 
    assumes that it is numbered by the inner-most group.
          
4)  Are mailing labels the only way to generate two column output in a
    report?

    If yes, is there a way to get mailing labels ordered down the column
    instead of across rows?

    If no, what are the alternative(s)?


Please e-mail (field@cs.pitt.edu) responses, and I'll summarize if there is
interest.

Brian
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: des@helix.nih.gov (David E. Scheim)
Subject: Paradox 3.5 problem with Compaq 386S (16 SX)
Organization: NIH
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:42:45 GMT

A reporting system we have running under Paradox 3.5 is giving all kinds of 
system glitches when run on a COMPAC 386S (16 SX), but it works fine on a 
COMPAQ 320e and our Dell 386 and 486 PCs.  Any known problems with this 
machine?

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Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: dave duling
Subject: FOXPRO: question about one-many, many-one relationships
Keywords: foxpro, foxapp, multiple relationships
Reply-To: duling@vaxc.niehs.nih.gov
Organization: niehs, us gov.
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 18:28:09 GMT

Hello - we need to know how to use FOXAPP with more than
one related database file; or does one have to use the
the project generator?
From: martelli@cadlab.sublink.org (Alex Martelli)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: best embedded SQL for PC's with WATCOM C/386 and Pharlap extender?
Date: 4 Jan 93 11:41:11 GMT
Organization: CAD.LAB S.p.A., Bologna, Italia


We need to port some C code with embedded SQL, from Unix systems with
Ingres, to personal computers using the WATCOM C/386 32-bit compiler
in conjunction with the Pharlap 32-bit DOS extender.  Any opinions
out there about what SQL products to use for this porting task?  We
have obtained and evaluated the WATCOM SQL product, and it seems a
reasonable choice (cheap, passable performance, works fine with
WATCOM's compiler and Pharlap extender), but I'm not really aware
of what other SQL products could support our chosen compiler and
extender, or what advantages/disadvantages they might give us wrt
WATCOM SQL, so I just thought I'd check around before I commit to 
the SQL product choice for this port...

If I get answers by e-mail, and a request to summarize, I will of
course do so.  Answers right here would be preferred to allow
others to debate them/add to them/whatever, though.  Thanks for
any input.


Alex
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Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: aldridge@netcom.com (Jacquelyn Aldridge)
Subject: Finding Information on Software
Keywords: database expert system inference
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 07:50:54 GMT


	I've noticed many people asking about different software used for 
information search and retrieval. 
l
	One of the sweetest directories created is called the:

Datapro Directory of Microcomputer Software. 
Information Science Group
600 Delran Parkway
P.O. Box 1066
Delran, New Jersey 08075

Phone numbers 
(800) 328-2776
(609) 764-0100
Fax
(609) 764-2814

	It's not cheap. I go to the Business/Soc Sciences library at U.C.
Berkeley to consult it. There are three loose leaf volumes.

	Each entry includes information on the product name, corporate
name, corporate address and phone. 
	Single sentences describe the software function, hardware, 
operating system, minimum memory requirements, peripherals, source code 
and availability, pricing, customization available, maintenence provided, 
documentation, training available, current users (numbers of) and first 
installation date.

	Then each system has a description  of one to several
paragraphs of information, apparently provided by the software producer. 

There are several indexes to help you find the product;  by application,
product name, computer systems, and vendors. Often noted is the
availability of demonstration copies.

	The catagories used include (but aren't limited to) accounting,
agribusiness, banking, data communications, data/database management, ...
engineering,...manufacturing...medical, payroll and personnel, 
programming language processors, programming aids...

	Storage and retrieval systems are listed under data/database
management. 

--jackie aldridge--
From: ummalik@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Ijaz Rashid Malik)
Subject: What is "XBase"?
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 03:14:39 GMT


I often hear and read about XBase programs? What exactly are XBase programs?
Any proper definition? And how does (if it does) Paradox qualify to be
a XBase program?

thanks,
Malik
From: accdak@vaxa.hofstra.edu
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Foxpro2 Screen Builder Question
Date: 10 Jan 93 23:54:26 EST

I hope this is a simple Foxpro question.  Using the screen generator I created
a push button which calls up a procedure in which the user fills in an array
with a number of items.  

I don't want the items themselves displayed on the screen, but I would like the
count of the number of items chosen to be displayed in the window next to the 
push button, Something like this:

<Items>       0 chosen     would become -->  <Items>       7 chosen

I tried to do this with a SAY, but the SAY is never updated from the value
assigned in the window setup code.  I can put the number on the screen by
issuing an @SAY from within the push button's valid clause.  

Is there a more elegant method?  (Feel free to answer by directing me to the 
appropriate sample code or the manual.)

David
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: cpetersn@iastate.edu (Clifton R Peterson)
Subject: Re: Revelation: PUSH.SESSION/POP.SESSION
Keywords: revelation
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 06:18:24 GMT

In <1993Jan6.040107.17339@massey.ac.nz> D.M.Todd@massey.ac.nz (D.M. Todd) writes:

>Can someone tell me how to use PUSH.SESSION/POP.SESSION to save and
>restore system variables in Advanced Revelation?

>TIA

>David

Right out out of my System Subroutines book

PUSH.SESSION(cursor.loc, sentence, record, id, dict, mv)

	Used to save certain envirn vars
	  @SENTENCE
	  @RECORD
	  @ID
	  @DICT
	  @MV
	  @INSERT
	as well as the curent cursor position and video attributes

	cursor.loc, used to store current cursor position
	sentence, used to store @SENTENCE
	record, for @RECORD
	id, for @ID
	dict, for @DICT
	mv, for @MV, @INSERT, video attributes (delimited by @RM)

POP.SESSION() has the same argument list.

The idea is; 
	Before doing a piece of code that could stomp on the above variables, 
	set aside a variable name for each of the arguments and use
	PUSH.SESSION to save them off.  Then, later in the same code, use
	POP.SESSION to make the system variables once again equal to the
	values before the PUSH (as long as you use the same variables where
		the information is stored).


If you have further questions, just ask and I'll try to help.

Clif
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