HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: stevea@zeus.bony.com (Steve Albin)
Subject: Columnar reports with DH??
Organization: The Bank of New York
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 17:47:30 GMT

Can someone give me a hint on how I can produce a report that would
give me repeating columns?  Specifically, I want to produce a list of
names.  I have done but with only one name per line.  I would like to
be able to have a report of names that would use three columns of
names per page. (Like one would see in a phone directory.)  I tried
putting the name field in a sub form repeat rectangle and then the
subform in another repeat rectangle, but I only got two columns with
the same names in each.

I RTFM but didn't see any reference to this kind of a report.   
Any help would be appreciated.

Steve Albin
stevea@zeus.bony.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Omnis 7
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 00:40:51 -0500

On 7/22/92, Jerry Sy said to All: 

  > 15 character field names
  > 
  > 	Mildly annoying, but not despicable.  Now 8 characters WOULD be
  > despicable.
  > 
  JS> well, that was not really the main point.  You get 15 characters
  JS> for your file name (table name) and 15 characters for your field names,
  JS> 
  JS> BUT you still get 15 characters if you use the table.field method
  JS> of addressing a field!  had they made that 30 characters, it will make
  JS> more sense.  because they didn't, you make have to settel for 7
  JS> character table names and field names then, now that is despicable.


    Version 1.1 (due any day now) does away with the 15-character limit, now
    allowing file and field names up to 255 characters in length...


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: breck@ganzer.ecs.umass.edu ()
Subject: Re: 4D and the Disk Cache
Originator: breck@spock.ecs.umass.edu
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:00:40 GMT

mlw@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Martha L. Wilson) writes:
> How exactly is this phrased?  Does it say that
> the cache MUST be turned off?  My card here for
> the full package says:

> "The following recommendations will help result in
> the best performance... Turn off the RAM cache in the
> Control Panel...(etc etc etc)

> As I understand it, 4D gets no use out of the cache
> because it does its own caching and would benefit
> from the extra memory that the cache takes up.  How-
> ever, having the cache turned on shouldn't actually
> hurt anything.  I've been running 4D for years with my
> Mac's cache turned on.

Thanx for the info...  Ok, so 4D gets no use from it, but does Acius
expect us to use their products alone on the Mac?  Plenty of other
stuff I do is dependent for speed on my cache.  I have 8M RAM in
my 'puter.  Is 4D really capable of using all that?  Only, I imagine,
if I have a db that's that size, which I won't.  Why doesn't Acius
give some more detail about that in their install info?  Oh, well.
-- 
Liam Breck     breck@zonker.ecs.umass.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: rwilmot@nyx.cs.du.edu (Richard H.C. Wilmot)
Subject: Reflex+: Status?
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 17:31:42 GMT

In MacWeek some time back (March maybe?), I saw a reference to a
Reflex+ SIG some group had formed. Does anyone have information
on this (or other Reflex+ SIGs or user groups in the US)?

FYI: Relfex was originally published by Analytica, a now-defunct
Mac software company I believe. Borland bought the rights to the
program, issued it originally as "Reflex for the Mac", then updated
it (and boosted its price) to "Reflex Plus".

Despite a similarity in NAME to Borland's PC software, "Reflex" (a  
flat-file data manager), Reflex FtM (or Reflex+) was (is) a relational
product, ideal for single-user applications provided total record
numbers don't exceed 5000 or so (in which case speed suffers).

If anyone can tell me the legal status of the product (ie. does Borland
still own it? Is it released into the public domain - that is, orphaned?
etc.), I'd like to know. Mail responses to me directly, if you don't
want to trouble this area with postings on these matters.

Thanks in advance.

-Rick

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Reflex+: status?
Summary: 
Followup-To: 
Distribution: usa
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Keywords:
From: folse@crs.cl.msu.edu (Mark Folse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Novice FoxBASE+/MAC Question
Date: 28 Jul 92 21:10:49 GMT
Reply-To: folse@crs.cl.msu.edu.UUCP (Mark Folse)
Organization: U.S. Congress c/o MSU (thanx guys)

Still trying to develop my contact management package with the FoxBASE
dox and Goley's "Dynamics of..." and I'm stuck on the following: 
When returning to my main, calling application from subroutines the
main program hands on the READ SAVE following ON MENU 
menuchoice=STR(Menu(0),2)+STR(menu(1),2). The commands are the first
two lines in a DO WHILE .T. loop which also contains the CASE for
the results of ON MENU.  Can't figure out why it does this.

Thanx in advance for your help and again for your past support, sugggestions,
&c.
From: Fred.Puhan@p4219.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Fred Puhan)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Omnis 7
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 20:24:51 -0500

On 7/24/92, Jerry Sy said to All: 

  JS> From: jxs18@po.CWRU.Edu (Jerry Sy)
  JS> Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
  JS> Reply-To: jxs18@po.CWRU.Edu (Jerry Sy)

  JS> In a previous article, Fred.Puhan@p4219.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Fred
  JS> Puhan) says:
 
  > On 7/22/92, Jerry Sy said to All:
  > 

  > Version 1.1 (due any day now) does away with the 15-character limit,
  > now allowing file and field names up to 255 characters in length...
  > 
  >  
  JS> That is still yet another annoyance with blyth.  they announced
  JS> release on july 21.  now its july 24 and they are still not yet shipping.

  JS> knowing blyth, I wouldn't pin my hopes too much on "due any day now" 
  JS> thingies they are saying.
  JS> 
  JS> In fact, becuase I program for a Fortune 500 company, blyth promised
  JS> that they will ship by overnight express several days ago an advanced
copy
  JS> to us, baloney!  unless they have their own definition of overnight.


   I heard today that the ship date has been pushed back until August 4.

   To be fair, however, Blythe has promised biannual upgrades, and they've held
   to this commitment a lot more closely than other developers; I've been a 
   beta tester for 1.1, and have found it so stable that I trashed version 1.03
   from my hard disk...
From: folse@crs.cl.msu.edu (Mark Folse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Novice FoxBASE+/MAC question
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:59:11 GMT
Reply-To: folse@crs.cl.msu.edu.UUCP (Mark Folse)
Organization: US Congress (don't blame me, I just work here)
Problem: on RETURN, RETURN TO MASTER &/or RETURN TO FoxVOTE.prg the

Thanx again for all y'all's help to date.

Another point: it hangs on returning from subroutines that REPORT .... TO 
PRINT.
From: jgreen@zeus.calpoly.edu (James T. Green)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Legal Databases
Date: 31 Jul 92 02:50:16 GMT
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

I'm working at a Worker's Compensation Attorney's office.
We're possiblly going to upgrade our current system soon
and I was wondering if there were any database packages/networks
set up for law firms in general and Worker's Comp specifically.
From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: Too much memory required by FileMaker Pro
Date: 24 Jul 92 13:57:05 GMT
Reply-To: hades@Dartmouth.Edu
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Disclaimer: Personally, I really don't care who you think I speak for.
Moderator: Rec.Arts.Comics.Info

mzk20@spa.amdahl.com (Makoto Kobayashi) writes:

>I purchased FileMaker Pro to build a database for the literature of my
>interest in computer science.  Each record consists of authors, title,
>source, and key words.  I intend to create about 3000 records currently.
>It will grow to 10,000 records eventually.  However, after I created
>some 300 records and saved it on a diskett, I noticed that each record
>takes about 1K bytes of memory!  Why does it take so much memory?  Is
>there a way to reduce it?  Should I use another more efficient database?

    FileMaker Pro does a whole lot more than just store the records of
the database in one of it's files. Things like layouts, scripts, and the
indexes to all of the fields in the database are also stored in the
file. The real determining factor on file size isn't so much the number
of records in the database, but the number of fields for each of those
records, because that is the amount of space that FM Pro blocks out for
every record, regardless of how many of those fields you fill.
Especially the number of Text fields you have, because all 32,000 bytes
are reserved for every Text field.
    There is, however, a solution to a good portion of this problem. FM
Pro gives you the ability to save and work with a compressed version of
your database. You will find it under the Save A Copy As item under the
File Menu. I recommend using it on a fairly regular basis, it will save
you a lot of space in the long run, especially if you do any deleting of
records.


--
			"Seems awfully breezy in here." - Drip-along Daffy
-Hades (Brian V. Hughes, Moderator: Rec.Arts.Comics.Info)
From: mzk20@spa.amdahl.com (Makoto Kobayashi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Too much memory required by FileMaker Pro
Date: 23 Jul 92 17:58:31 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation  Sunnyvale, CA

I purchased FileMaker Pro to build a database for the literature of my interest
in computer science.  Each record consists of authors, title, source, and key words.
I intend to create about 3000 records currently.  It will grow to 10,000 records
eventually.  However, after I created some 300 records and saved it on a diskett,
I noticed that each record takes about 1K bytes of memory!  Why does it take so much
memory?  Is there a way to reduce it?  Should I use another more efficient database?
Any comments will be wellcome.
From: pricec@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (price carl wayne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: 4D Barcodes  (summary and followup info)
Date: 26 Jul 92 01:18:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Jul26.011847.14878
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.

A few days ago I posted wondering about externals to do postal barcodes   
in 4D.  The answers I got were to use a barcode font.  
Since then I have gotten more info from the Post Office, and a simple 
barcode font will not work.  The reason is that the barcode is not the 
same as regular store barcodes (a simpler barcode because it only needs
to handle numbers), the barcode needs leading and following bars, and
the barcode needs its last group to be a correction digit.  

So I ask again, Does anyone know of an external for 4D that creates
postal barcodes.  If not does anyone know the specs of externals and
or sample code so that I could try and code one.

Thanks in advance.

A summary of all e-mail replies will be posted.

--Carl
   
-- 
Carl W. Price		 	*      * Technological progress is like an   * 
Computer Engineering Student	*      * axe in the hands of a pathological  *
Oregon State University		*      * criminal.                           *
pricec@prism.cs.orst.edu	*      *       ---Albert Einstein            *
From: v054mdvg@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Randall J Jasmin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: FoxBASE+/Mac Incremental Browse
Keywords: FILE SEARCHING FOXBASE INCREMENTAL BROWSE
Date: 23 Jul 92 21:10:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Hi there.

I am using FoxBASE+/Mac.

I am writing an application in which I would like to implement
an incremental browse to perform a search in a large file.
In other words, I would like to paint something similar to a browse
window and be prompted for a string.

As I type in a string, a highlighted bar would be moved to the
record in the browse window whose key string begins with the string
entered at the keyboard.

This can be implemented quite easily with FoxPro 2.0 PC.  But
Incompatibility prevents me from porting this routine over to
the Mac.

Is anyone familiar with a similar routine that can help me perform
an icremental browse?  If so, I would sincerely appriciate any tips
and/or techniques on implementing this.

Thanks.

-Randall.

Incidentally, is anyone out there aware of when FoxPro/MAC will
be released?  Any news on this product?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: dent@DIALix.oz.au (Andrew Dent)
Subject: Re: FoxBASE+/Mac Incremental Browse
Organization: DIALix Services, Perth, Western Australia
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 12:19:20 GMT
Keywords: FILE SEARCHING FOXBASE INCREMENTAL BROWSE

Randall

1) If you use the Find command (under Edit menu) then you can jump to items
in a Browse

2) I've heard varying reports from Dec/92 - Jan/93 to mid-year/93 from
   Microsoft in Australia, regarding the FoxPro/Mac release.

IN THE MEANTIME
I'm working on a few improvements to FoxBase+/mac (currently in beta) that
give you

BROWSE DOUBLE-CLICK
traps double-click, Enter, Tab & Return keys (you control which of these
are trapped) and creates a command-key of your choice (eg: command-O to
Open a single record).

FAST DIALOG
Loads an array (maintained separately to Fox memory space) and shows a true
Mac dialog allowing up&down arrows, first few letters jump to item etc.
(multiple-selections are under development).
VERY FAST as it is doing it's own load loop (you specify the command, eg:
either SKIP or CONTINUE) and the array is shown using the internal Dialog
manager, so avoids the slow Fox stuff.

These will both be released as shareware VERY SOON - we are just testing on
different machines to ensure minimum hassles.

Andy Dent (A.D. Software - Mac & VAX programming)
94 Bermuda Dve, BALLAJURA  Western Australia  6066
Phone/Fax: 09 249 2719 (local)  +619 249 2719 (International)
       Internet: dent@DIALix.oz.au    Compuserve: 100033,3241

Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: jkight@au-ns.american.edu (Jeff Kight)
Subject: Novell IPX / NET Layers (ODI or not to ODI)
Followup-To: comp.sys.novell
Reply-To: jkight@american.edu
Organization: The American University Computing Center
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 13:05:53 GMT


Here at American University we have 20-30+ novell networks, and to date,
all of the workstations have been setup with the standard sh-gen, ws-gen
drivers (ie ipx and netx)

Since we are installing a campus wide fiber optic network, we have been
starting to use the Clarkson/Crynwr packet drivers with the 2.01 BYU
pdipx shell.  After reading the net posting last week stating that it
is no longer supported...I started taking a look at ODI and pdether.

What are the general opinions / plus and minus' out there?

Any suggestions?


Jeff
-- 
Jeff Kight                                           jkight@american.edu
The American University Computing Center                  (202) 885-2281
Washington DC  20016-8019 USA                         Fax (202) 885-2224
Xref: sparky comp.sys.novell:6186 comp.sys.att:1934 comp.os.os2.networking:831
From: pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,comp.sys.att,comp.os.os2.networking
Subject: Re: Moving away from StarLan
Date: 30 Jul 92 21:24:04 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The College On The Other Side Of Route One

In article <1992Jul29.174723.27326@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> msn@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (matthew.s.nelson) writes:
=In article <1992Jul29.140340.17455@cbfsb.cb.att.com> ncherry@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (neil j.cherry) writes:
=
=Sure. Drivers are available for the major NOS (NDIS, Novell, Packet)
=for the NCR/AT&T StarLAN 1/10 boards. For more information, contact
=the NCR/AT&T Hotline at 1-800-543-9935.
=-- 
=Matthew Nelson
=NCR - Network Products Group
=msn@cbnewsh.att.com


Perhaps it's changed, but in the pre-NCR days, one needed a hardware
service contract number (or a warrantee) before anyone on the Hotline
would speak to you. 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: westes@netcom.com (Will Estes)
Subject:  Where Can I Find The Latest ODINSUP?
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 03:42:28 GMT
Organization: Mail Group

What is the latest version of Novell's NDIS layer for ODI, ODINSUP, and
where can I obtain it by FTP?  Why has this thing been in Beta for so
long?  Is Novell going to release a production version soon?

Thanks,
Will Estes         Internet: westes@netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,fido.ger.novell,comp.dcom.lans.novell,comp.dcom.lans.ethernet
From: wnkretz@ikesg1.energietechnik.uni-stuttgart.de (Oliver Kretzschmar)
Subject: What is PEER TO PEER - Need Informations ?
Organization: IKE
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 05:27:31 GMT



   Hey,

   who can explain me, what PEER TO PEER means and what is the
   difference to other networks ? Please mail me your informations.


   Thanks for your efforts,

       Oliver



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From: donp@novell.com (don provan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: BYU packet driver IPX doesn't do SPX
Date: 28 Jul 92 06:40:29 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc., San Jose, California

In article <1992Jul27.205641.1@indyvax.iupui.edu> harvey@indyvax.iupui.edu writes:
>I just hate to interrupt this thread, but I had some thoughts on the original
>question which started it all, which was (see subject line :-)...

You have some interesting theories, but they are, unfortunately, wrong.

>Now, SPX just uses IPX (right?), so it would seem odd that a working IPX
>driver would not work with a particular application that uses SPX...

"IPX driver" is not a correct description, and it's misleading you.
It would make more sense to say "NetWare protocol stack".  That might
make it clearer why an SPX application would have trouble: the SPX
protocol stack is, from what others are saying, simply missing from
the picture.  SPX is not implemented in SPX applications, it's
implemented in the executable supporting the NetWare protocol stack.
Apparently in the case of the BYU stuff, no one implemented it.

>o   The "raw 802.3" encapsulation was not designed to co-exist with other
>    protocols on the wire.  Novell doesn't recommend this either (right?)

Well, i've never heard Novell recommend against mixing raw 802.3 with
other protocols, although i wish it would....

>o   Historically, IPX checksumming is usually disabled.
>o   Applications can enable it though.  These break when used with the
>    hacked drivers (and "raw 802.3" encapsulation on the wire).

Actually it turns out that there's no defined IPX checksum algorithm,
so it would be fairly difficult to implement it, let alone enable it.
(I've heard a rumor of one very old Novell document describing "the
IPX checksum", but i don't believe there's ever been an implementation
of it and it's not supported by Novell.)

>The "raw 802.3" encapsulation will probably be around forever, since it has
>historically been the default encapsulation for IPX.  If you must use it,
>however, you should be aware of it's limitations...

You might also consider that in a world where internetworks are
getting more and more complicated and applications are becoming more
and more demanding, Novell might consider deploying an IPX checksum.
If that were to happen, as you say, checksummed IPX packets couldn't
be carried on raw 802.3 networks.
						don provan
						donp@novell.com
From: IMAGING.CLUB@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Imaging Club")
Subject: Open/image document image performance on Novell
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: 29 Jul 92 16:44:29 EST

-------------------------------- Original Memo --------------------------------
To:      Imaging Club                   From:      David Cashmore
Subject: O/I perf. on Novell LAN A      Date Sent: 07/29/92

Martin,

We have a 12 workstation system running OIW redirected on Novell.  All images
stored on magnetic disk.  Cabling is 10Mb/s 802.3 on twisted pair.
Workstations are 361/20s with 8Mb and 1641 monitors.

Server is 380/33 16Mb with a 1.37Gb disk on a SCSI controller with 4.5Mb of
cache.

Response times are 4 seconds for image pulled off disk.  2 seconds for image
in local workstation cache.  Application is written in Visual Basic and uses
DDE to get the images.

There seems to be very little degradation under load for the workstations we
have.

Regards
David Cashmore
Wang New Zealand
From: hamel@athena.cs.uga.edu (Scott Hamel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Default queue problem
Date: 24 Jul 92 00:29:32 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

The server in the lab I work in on campus went down a few hours ago as
a result of a thunderstorm.  Now that the server is back up, when doing
a capture command we are prompted with a "no default queue name can be 
found on server."  We are running v2.2 and I have not encountered this
before.  It doesn't seem that difficult, but I haven't been able to
figure it out yet.  Any help would be appreciated.

-- 
Scott M. Hamel                                   hamel@athena.cs.uga.edu
University Computing & Networking Services       shamel@uga.cc.uga.edu
University of Georgia - Athens, Ga. 30602
***I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.  A. Leopold***
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: jonesw@rtsg.mot.com (Wesley S. Jones)
Subject: Mail between TCP/IP and Novell-SOLUTION!
Summary: Charon and Pegasus Mail are excellent and where installed easily!
Keywords: mail tcp/ip novell pegasus charon
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 22:08:02 GMT


I posted a message a couple of days ago about sending mail between my TCP/IP 
(UNIX) hosts and my Novell users.  Almost every response told me to try 
Pegasus mail and the Charon gateway.  So, I did, and to my pleasant surprise
both packages were easy to set up and get running.  In fact, it took little over
two days to get everything into a relatively permanent setup. 


Thanks to everyone who sent me (good) advice on Pegasus and Charon!


Wesley Stuart Jones
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From: jon_care@hicom.lut.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Mail over a PC/MAC Novell network.
Date: 23 Jul 92 01:28:37 GMT
Reply-To: jon_care@hicom.lut.ac.uk
Organization: Hicom Sevices

We have a large Novell networked LAN of PC's and Macs, and also some IP 
devices, such as UN*X workstations and file servers.
We plan to put a central mail relay on site,talking X400, and Grey Book
(being part of uk academic community) and possibly SMTP off-site, and relaying
email over the LAN to the Novell servers, and thence to the workstation, and
also to the machines that can talk SMTP like the un*x boxes.
Has anyone any comments on the best method of doing this? 
The mail-relay will be a unix box, running PP or similar package.

Email to me or replies to this newsgroup will be read with interest.

---
Jon Care, University of Plymouth.
jonc@sc.plym.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell