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From: doug@bear.cis.ohio-state.edu (Doug Kerr)
Subject: Re: Is ULTRIX/SQL free after buying ULTRIX ?
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:29:55 GMT

In article <1992Oct14.105726.15370@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> rfrx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
>Hi.  My research group is considering using ULTRIX/SQL.  I've heard that
>ULTRIX/SQL is free if one has already bought the ULTRIX operating system.
>Can anyone confirm this?

Yes you do get ULTRIX/SQL.  However what that means is that you get
the database engine and two SQL interface, one for "dumb terminals",
the other for windowing and using function keys.  That interface
allows you to execute d SQL statements and display the results.
However you do not get anything else, e.g. a programming language
interface (C, Fortran, etc.), a 4GL, or a report writer.  You must pay
for all of those.
-- 
 Douglas S. Kerr, Department of Computer and Information Science
 The Ohio State University; 2036 Neil Ave. Columbus OH USA 43210-1277
 doug@cis.ohio-state.edu                    614/292-1519
From: james@library.nrl.navy.mil (James King)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Indian Electronic Component Databank - CODIN
Date: 16 Oct 92 11:52:09 GMT
Organization: NRL

In article <1992Oct15.071859.8369@ern.doe.ernet.in> stqchq@ern.doe.ernet.in (STQC HEAD QUARTERS) writes:
>From: stqchq@ern.doe.ernet.in (STQC HEAD QUARTERS)
>Subject: Indian Electronic Component Databank - CODIN
>Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 07:18:59 GMT
>             CODIN - Component Databank in India
> 
> 
>       Standardisation,  Testing and  Quality Control  (STQC)  Directorate
> 
>  of the  Department  of  Electronics (DOE), Government of India has
> 
> developed a computerised data bank called CODIN on indian electronic 
>
>components. 
> 
> 
>          CODIN  is a computer  based  information system  to  provide
> 
>instant information on characteristics  and functional capabilities as 
> 
>well as commercial aspects on a  range of  electronic components to
> 
>Systems Designer,  Quality Assurance &, services engineers as well
> 
>as component users and manufacturers.
> 
>          Presently only technical and commercial information on 
> 
>the following group is compiled. . 
> 
>          1)   Resistors
>          2)   Capacitors
>          3)   Transistors,
>          4)   Diodes,
>          5)   Thyristors
>          6)   Ferrites
>          7)   Relays
>          8)   Inductors
>          9)   Connectors
>          10)  Switches
>          11)  Integrated Circuits
>          12)  Transformers.
> 
>               CODIN  has  been developed under DOS  environment. 
>
>          The  package is available on a set of High  Density  as 
>
>          well  as  Double  Density Floppies.   For  using  CODIN 
>
>          following are needed :
> 
>     *    PC-XT/AT with MS-DOS Ver.  3.0 upwards and atleast 6 MB 
>
>          free memory space on hard disc with 640 KByte RAM
> 
>     *    Floppy disk drive
> 
>     *    Colour/Monochrome Monitor
> 
>     *    Dot Matrix printer
> 
> 
>                    For more information contact :
> 
> 
> 
>               Ajay Chhokra
>               Sr. Scientific Officer
>               STQC Directorate
>               Department of Electronics
>               Electronics Niketan
>               6, C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road
>               New Delhi - 110003
> 
>               Phone : +91(11)4362831
>               Fax : +91(11)4363083
> 
>               Email No : stqchq@ern.doe.ernet.in
> 
>
Is there a charge for this?  If not, is there an FTP site to download it?

JAMES KING
NAVAL RESEARCH LAB
WASHINGTON, DC  USA
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: durai@ORTTA (Appadurai V.)
Subject: Re: FoxPro 2.0 book
Organization: U of Mn
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 19:05:09 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.194203.17755@research.nj.nec.com> shm@syl.syl.nj.nec.com (Shailendra Majmundar) writes:

>I want to buy a FoxPro 2.0 book. If anyone wants to sell or have
>a suggestion for a good book, please contact me at shm@syl.nj.nec.com.

>TIA,
>Sam


Title              Author             Publisher         Price    How good

Using Foxpro2     Lisa Slater &       Que               29.95     Good
                  Steve Arnott

Tom Rettig's      Tom Rettig,         Bantam            29.95     Okay
Foxpro handbook   Ellen Sander,                                   
                  Debby Moody

Exploring Foxpro  Martin Fox          Future            29.95     Lousy
                                      Communications

Foxpro Code Book  Alan Griver         Business One      29.95     Good

Developing Fpro   P.L. Olympia &      Addision          26.95     Good
Applications      Kathy Cea           Wesley


 My opinion, please

These are the books that I know of.  I have seen a few other titles too.
Personally, I prefer Foxpro documentation to any of the above books.


Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: perni@bun.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Joerg Pernberg)
Subject: FTP-Site for Clipper or other Databases
Organization: /home/perni/.organization
Distribution: comp
Date: 7 Oct 92 10:18:34

Hi Folks,

I'm searching for a FTPSite for Clipper or other PCDatabases.

Who can help?

Please email or post. I think posting is better, because other people
may also be interested in this question.

Thank's
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: Peter.Weekes@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: PDOX4.0 USER SLECTION FROM TABLE HELP PLEASE
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 00:51:48 GMT

I am now using PDOX 4.0, and now there are these new procedures, I'm sure that
there is a way of presenting my user with an existing table of options, and
examining each keystroke to move down the table using ZOOM etc, until the
desired record is reached. (The example I am thinking of is choosing a disease
from a table of diseases). 

Can anyone help me with this ? In the past I have just used a multi record
form, and trapped the choice in a wait table with choice = []

Now I want to have a high light bar and searching etc. 

I have tried using the new WAIT proc, but can't get it to do what I want. 

Many thanks for any suggestions !

Peter Weekes
-- 
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Box 7163              Parasitologist                 | 
Wellington South      Epidemiologist                 |   
New Zealand           Peter.Weekes@bbs.actrix.gen.nz |           
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: stqchq@ern.doe.ernet.in (STQC HEAD QUARTERS)
Subject: Indian Electronic Component Databank - CODIN
Organization: Department of electronics, New Delhi, India
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 07:18:59 GMT

             CODIN - Component Databank in India
 
 
       Standardisation,  Testing and  Quality Control  (STQC)  Directorate
 
  of the  Department  of  Electronics (DOE), Government of India has
 
 developed a computerised data bank called CODIN on indian electronic 

components. 
 
 
          CODIN  is a computer  based  information system  to  provide
 
instant information on characteristics  and functional capabilities as 
 
well as commercial aspects on a  range of  electronic components to
 
Systems Designer,  Quality Assurance &, services engineers as well
 
as component users and manufacturers.
 
          Presently only technical and commercial information on 
 
the following group is compiled. . 
 
          1)   Resistors
          2)   Capacitors
          3)   Transistors,
          4)   Diodes,
          5)   Thyristors
          6)   Ferrites
          7)   Relays
          8)   Inductors
          9)   Connectors
          10)  Switches
          11)  Integrated Circuits
          12)  Transformers.
 
               CODIN  has  been developed under DOS  environment. 

          The  package is available on a set of High  Density  as 

          well  as  Double  Density Floppies.   For  using  CODIN 

          following are needed :
 
     *    PC-XT/AT with MS-DOS Ver.  3.0 upwards and atleast 6 MB 

          free memory space on hard disc with 640 KByte RAM
 
     *    Floppy disk drive
 
     *    Colour/Monochrome Monitor
 
     *    Dot Matrix printer
 
 
                    For more information contact :
 
 
 
               Ajay Chhokra
               Sr. Scientific Officer
               STQC Directorate
               Department of Electronics
               Electronics Niketan
               6, C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road
               New Delhi - 110003
 
               Phone : +91(11)4362831
               Fax : +91(11)4363083
 
               Email No : stqchq@ern.doe.ernet.in
From: pgleason@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Pat Gleason)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Clipper 5.01 problems
Date: 17 Oct 92 02:39:50 GMT
Organization: NCR Engineering and Manufacturing Atlanta -- Atlanta, GA

In <1992Oct15.110834.21580@cs.unibo.it> demattei@cs.unibo.it (Sandro De_Matteis) writes:

>Hi Internet world,
>i have some problems with Clipper 5.01 (greatest xBase compiler).

>1- When i link my application with Rtlink with a PLL with /PLL:xxx.PLL switch,
>   i get the message "error est0001: illegal format in loadable format file" 
>   when i try to run the application from dos command line or from OS/2 2.0
>   VDM command line. If i try to run the application from Norton Commander
>   (press enter on the .exe file) all go right and the application starts.
>   I haven't found documentation about this error in manual nor in Norton 
>   Guide.

This is caused by a bug in the Microsoft EXEPACK program.

It usually only manifests itself when running on DOS 5.0. If the program
is loaded in the first 64K of memory, you'll get that message. I believe
a newer version of RTLink fixes the problem. 

You can also get around it by saying LOADFIX PROGRAM.EXE instead of
PROGRAM.EXE. See the DOS 5.0 online help for more info on LOADFIX.
the executable with
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From: daniel@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (KIm Chung CHAN)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.databases.ingres
Subject: Embedding SQL in Pascal
Date: 12 Oct 92 13:33:01 GMT
Organization: Computing Sci, Glasgow Univ, Scotland

Could someone give me a pointer to materials about embedding SQL in
Pascal?  The third year students in my department do not know C very
well, so I think it would be better to use Pascal.  It is kind of
urgent, please reply my e-mail.  Thanks.

Daniel Chan
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 Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.  \ Phone:    (041) 339 8855
From: v125qmam@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Ami R Pflugrad)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Foxpro's Dev. Kit & Exe's
Date: 13 Oct 92 19:23:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Hi all, 
	Lately, Ive been converting many of my Apps to Exe's via the
	BUILD EXE option that comes with the Foxpro Dev. Kit.  The 
	conversions take a while, but the end result works flawlessly.

	one complaint though, is there anyway to avoid getting the
	startup "credits", ie. "Foxpro Lan2.0/EXE Support Library"
	and ends with the serial numbers.  I know its just a matter
	of cosmetics, but its annoying.  Any way to avoid this?

	Much thanks
		- Ami

NoSig  .NoTime
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: tsaiwn@csie.nctu.edu.tw (Wen-Nung Tsai)
Subject: Where can I get ISO-DIS-9579 (RDA protocol)
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 22:53:21 GMT

Execuse me. Can anybody out there tell me where I can get an electronic copy
of the following documents?
	ISO-DIS-9579-1  (regarding the Remote DataBase Access protocol)
	       -9579-2  ( about RDA SQL )
Thanks in advance.
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--------------------------------------------
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 INTERNET:    tsaiwn@csunix.csie.nctu.edu.tw	Dep. of CSIE
 BITNET:      tsaiwn@twnctu01.bitnet		National Chiao Tung University
						HsinChu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 
Xref: sparky comp.databases:7182 comp.misc:3962
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 01:04:41 EDT
From: <MXW135@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.misc
Subject: Looking for a word database
Distribution: Net

  I'm looking for a comprehensive list of english words, like a dictionary
but with no definitions.  I know lists like these are used for angrams.

  Alternatively, if anyone would know how to read/decode the spell checker
databases on word processors (such as WP and the like), I would also appreciate
 the information.

  Thanx in advance

     Matt Wyczalkowski

     mxw135@psuvm.psu.edu
From: an662@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael Leach)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Clipper/dBase FTP site
Date: 10 Oct 1992 13:46:16 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (I don't know the directory structure),
WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU in /mirrors/msdos/clipper (I think),
NIC.FUNET.FI (Finland) in /pub/msdos/databases/clipper
(I'm not real sure about this directory structure either)
are all pretty good FTP sites for Clipper and dBase stuff.
They also have some (very little) misc. PC database stuff that
is non-xbase.
 
an662@cleveland.freenet.edu
leacmj@morekypr.bitnet
leacmj@morekypr.morehead-st.edu
leachmj@uc.edu
From: ifenton@crc.ac.uk (I. Fenton)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Clipper 5.01a VMM + Windows 3.1 = crash?
Keywords: Clipper
Date: 13 Oct 92 16:26:46 GMT
Organization: MRC Human Genome Resource Centre

In article <7170@transfer.stratus.com> glenn@sw.stratus.com (Glenn Butler) writes:
>Howdy all,
>
>My clipper applications don't like to run in windows sessions - especially
>when conventional memory is low or when using the clipper debugger (which makes
>memory low).  Windows traps the application with either a invalid instruction, or
>invalid memory refernence and terminates the session.  Windows 3.1 ios running in
>386 enhanced mode.
>
>I'm assumming that this is because of Clipper's virtual memory management is
>using some kludgy scheme to manage memory that pisses off windows.
>
>Here are my questions:  Does anyone else experience this, and is there something
>that I can do to the clipper runtime environment to fix this or at least make
>it less likely - maybe something to do with the way clipper uses swap files and
>extended memory??  Right now it doen't happen that often, but it is becoming more
>common as my app grows in size.
>
[stuff deleted]
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Glenn

hmmm.  i've have spent the last 6 months using clipper under win3.1 and found
none of these problems.  my clipper apps are approx 10000 lines of source,
and include the memory-hungry dge graphics library.  despite loading dos5
high, i still have only 544k of real memory in my windows dos-box.  i've
had the vmm system complain and give up when less than 500k free mem, but
i've never had windows itself complain...

looking at norton's guides try setting the clipper environment variable in
dos to BADCACHE.  i've not had to try it, but the guides say that that can
help problems with the emm page frame.  it slows clipper's vmm performance,
but "c'est la vie", as my danish friends keep telling me.

tell us more...

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Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: durai@ORTTA (Appadurai V.)
Subject: Re: FoxPro vs. FoxBASE+
Organization: U of Mn
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 13:10:02 GMT

In article <4eoRf6W00WBNI48rkf@andrew.cmu.edu> "Matthew E. Kowalczyk" <mk46+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>I am currently pondering the question of whether or not I should
>transport all of my current FoxBASE+/Mac programs to FoxPro v2.0 for the
>IBM. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

>I need to know how well the compatibility is between FoxPro for IBM and
>FoxBase+ for the mac?

>Are programs, databases, screens, easily portable from FoxBASE to FoxPro?

>How much would I have to change, and what would I have to change in
>order to convert from FoxBASE+ to FoxPro?

>Thanks in advance,
>     Matthew Kowalczyk     Carnegie Mellon University   mk46+@andrew.cmu.edu
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Wait till Foxpro 2.5 is released.  Chances are that you may be able to port 
it easily.
From: wlmg1@fel.tno.nl (W.L.M.Touw)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Foxpro: Does READ NOLOCK only work on network drives?
Keywords: FoxPro NOLOCK LAN
Date: 16 Oct 92 09:10:34 GMT
Organization: TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory

I'm working on a Foxpro application in which I want to use some
kind of "edit" button to let the users change the data. I don't like
the idea that users can change fields by accident.

On a network drive, this can be done with the NOLOCK clause which
makes the GET fields read-only until I lock the record (with the
"edit" button). This is what the sample application "organize"
does.

I noticed however that when I put de DBF files on a local drive,
the GET fields do not become read-only. In this case the edit
button has no purpose. Since I want my application to work
the same way in both multi-user and single user environments
I'm looking for a way to make the GET fields read-only (until
a lock) when the databases are on a non-network drive.

Any ideas (I don't want to use Browse in this situation)?


Wim Touw
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland)
Subject: Re: Foxpro - help with radio button objects
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 02:15:50 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <fragante.718321710@unixg.ubc.ca> fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante) writes:

>Also, is there a command/functions similar to OBJNUM() and _CUROBJ that can
>tell me the type of control (i.e. - radio, push button, pop-up list) that
>a field is using ?
>

If you are using a function i.e. VALID <fnctn>, add a parameter to the
function which contains the type of control.

i.e.  @ x, y GET abc ;
             FUNCTION "*R ..." ;
             VALID valid_function("R", ....) ;
             WHEN  When_function("R", ...)

      FUNCTION valid_function
      PARAMETER contrl_type, ....
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Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: sshws@convx1.lerc.nasa.gov (Herb Schilling)
Subject: Integrating text retrieval with DBMS ?
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:28:52 GMT


Hello,

 We are looking to create a database in which some of the fields will be 
full text searchable. Since DBMS do not have all the sophisticated 
capabilities of a full text retrieval package ( like Fulcrum , Verity )
we would like to use one of these packages to do the searching in the
text fields and let the DBMS do the querying in more structured fields
such as date, time,etc... 

 What we are looking for is information on how to go about doing this. We
have some ideas and the vendors have helped some but not much. Is
there anyone out there who has done something like this ? Actually, we are 
going to use an OODBMS ( Object Store ) as the DBMS but examples
using a relational database would also be useful. I will summarize
any replies I get.

 By the way, we have not selected a text retrieval product yet.


 Thanks.
-- 
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Cleveland, Ohio 44135 . (216) 433-8955       sshws@convx1.lerc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.databases
From: joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott)
Subject: Re: Paradox Help
Organization: U.S Dept. of Transportation
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:26:11 GMT

banerji@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Ranjan Banerji) writes:

>I am using a form in the Wait record loop. A part of the form is
>marked using a bar.(To mark a choice). However when you move to next record
>and then come to the one you just marked the marking is no longer there.
>This is because the Wait record command clears the screen of any paint canvas
>paint(if I may call it so). I cannot insert the paint canvas after the wait
>record. So how do I keep the choice marked when I leave it and come back 
>to it.

This is an *awful* kludge, and probably not worthwhile, but you could
modify the table structure to include a [Marked] field.  When each record
is displayed, check to see if [Marked] is Y, and paint accordingly. 
Depending on how your form is set up, this testing and painting could be
too slow to realistically implement.  Of course, using database structure
to implement application details is what would have many Real Programmers
shuddering.  Also, when you leave the form and act on the marked record(s),
if any, don't forget to set [Marked] back to N.

-JTT
 
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.databases.theory,de.databases,uk.databases,eunet.misc
From: bml@athena.mit.edu (Larry J Lennhoff)
Subject: Copying Databases
Summary:   How do you tell what procedures depend on data base name? 
Organization: Steelypips Software                             
Distribution: world
   I have what I hope are some simple sybase questions.  I'm using sybase 4.2
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:08:46 GMT

I want to have several copies of the same database with different names.
The approach that occurs to me is as follows:
   1)  Rename the base database using sp_rename
   2)  use DUMP DATABASE on the renamed database
   3)  Rename the data base back to base
   4)  use CREATE DATABASE to create the renamed database on a differnt
       device
   5)  use LOAD DATABASE to restore the renamed database.

I have the following questions about this approach:
   1) Will it work?
   2) Is there a better method?
   3)  The System Admin manual warns that views, triggers, and stored
procedures that depend on the database name will cease to work when
recompiled.  It recommends using sp_depends to find out what the dependent
objects are.  Unfortunately sp_depends will not accept a data base as
a parameter.  I have scanned the text of the views, procedures, and
triggers to find anyplace the database name is referenced.  Is this
sufficent?  If not what more needs to be done?  Is there another way 
to do this?

Larry J Lennhoff
Newsgroups: comp.databases.sybase