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From: rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: Question about the Quicktime External for 4D
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:54:27 GMT
Organization: Independent Consultant

In article <1992Apr1.161203.3476@iscsvax.uni.edu>, hahm@iscsvax.uni.edu (Ronald Hahm) writes:
> 
> Does the new Quicktime external allow one to store still video images that are
> 200K in size, in a 4D record?  Or, does the 4D field size limit come into play
> here?

The 4D QuickTime externals don't store movies in data (though you could
certainly do this if you cared to write that sort of external). Instead, 4D
datafile fields store "pointers" to QuickTime movies on disk; therefore, no
restrictions are placed on the size of movies that don't exist already in the
Mac OS.

Robert Hess
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: drz@po.CWRU.Edu (David R. Zinkin)
Subject: Re: Borland's new Mac offering
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 02:46:34 GMT


Speaking of Borland and the Mac, what's the status of dBASE IV
RunTime Plus for the Mac?  I was going to recommend this to a
client who needed to use his dBASE files on his Mac and didn't
want to learn a new interface, but since Borland bought Ashton-Tate
I'm more than a little hesitant.

If dBASE IV RunTime Plus turns out to be another Turbo Pascal/Mac
or SideKick/Mac (two products which are now sitting unused in my
collection), forget it!

 -- Dave

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Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
Date: Monday, 6 Apr 1992 23:59:08 EDT
From: <JAYMS@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: bar codes

Anyone have experience or suggestions re using postal bar codes in 4D.
I'm interested in developing a relatively simple mail merge application.
Any useful externals, fonts, or other code? Thanks.
From: armstrng@cs.dal.ca (Stan Armstrong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Filemaker Pro 2.0 release rumors or hard data
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:41:47 GMT
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Someone spoke of Filemaker Pro 2.0 in a recent post on Filemaker Pro for
Windows. Does anyone have any info, hard or otherwise, on a projected
release date? I love the program and am actively developing on it now,
but I'm not sure my client with a Classic will be able to tolerate its
lack of speed. :-(
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: kaveh@ms.uky.edu (Kaveh Baharestan)
Subject: Re: 4D Array Syntax Question
    <1992Mar29.144541.25568@ms.uky.edu> <22573@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 16:27:04 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
X-Bytes: 

rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess) writes:

>In article <1992Mar29.144541.25568@ms.uky.edu>, kaveh@ms.uky.edu (Kaveh Baharestan) writes:
>> 
>> I'm relatively sure that arrays cannot be temparary (local)
>> arrays.  It should have given you an error.

>Your first sentence is correct. The second is _accurate_. ;)

yup, 4D 1.0 was a playgrouund for uncaught errors.  I remember wasting
days trying to get things to work (especially subfiles - stupid me)
and never getting the right things to happen.  Eventually i would find
ways around the errors. God, it was a pain!

>Robert

kaveh
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: tomho@microunity.com (Tom Ho)
Subject: FAQ on database
Organization: MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc.
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 17:26:13 GMT

Hi
I don't usually have a chance to read this news group often enough but I am very interested in the subject.  Is there a FAQ file/news for this group?  Espcially if someone has a summary of pro's and con's for different Mac databases.
Also, anybody knows of a good graphic/visual application sofware to do data analysis (toward the scientific statistical end ...)?
I will summarize if sufficient responses are received.
--
     Tom Ho       tomho@microunity.com       (408) 734-8100
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: mward@netcom.com (Michael Ward)
Subject: Re: db_VISTA, Ajalon Corp
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 18:42:07 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: comp

> I've heard that db_Vista is one of the fastest DB Engines.
> Could someone that has some experience with it please comment.

db_Vista for the Mac was a half-hearted implementation that worked poorly.
I believe they have dropped it from their product line (not that they
ever really supported it).  They always seemed more interested in selling
classes on how to overcome the bugs than in fixing them.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: root@iguwnext.tuwien.ac.at (Peter Purgathofer)
Subject: Large data amounts
Reply-To: purgi@iguwnext.tuwien.ac.at (Peter Purgathofer)
Organization: Technical University of Vienna
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.mac.misc
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 10:06:54 GMT

We have a very special problem and are searching aiding advices from  
specialists.

We now have been offered the possibility to access some very valuable data.  
These data are stored on an IBM Tape. We want to convert it to some Macintosh  
Database Program, but we neither know a way to do this nor do we have any  
valuable experiences in any database program. 

The amount of data is about 250 GB, which is far too much. We coud make some  
preselection and come down to about 900MB, so we can store it on a relatively  
cheap 1.2GB disk. 

We are now searching for a possibility to transfer these data directly into a  
macintosh application (eg. 4th dimension). Are there any applications that are  
especially good for this task? Do we have to expect the data to grow or shrink?

The records on tape have fixed length, and so lots of empty spaces could be  
dropped while converting. Also there is 1 field that is about 700 byte long,  
but its information coud be coded into about 70 byte with a moderate  
programming effort. Is this possible while conversion?

We dont have enough capacities for storing the data from the tape on a disk  
before converting it, so conversion must be done on the fly.

To get additional information on this problem, we would like do contact several  
companies directly, for example Claris or ACI. Are there any email adresses  
around?

Thanx in advance for any help

==============================================
Peter Purgathofer (i didn t vote for him)
Institut f. Gestaltungs- und Wirkungsforschung
Techn. University Vienna / Computer Science
purgi@iguwnext.tuwien.ac.at
==============================================
"ROMANUS EUNT DOMUM" (Brian)
From: eyu@lucy.umd.edu (Ellen Yu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Looking for recommendations on database software
Summary: Recommendation on db software that supports QuickTime Summary:
Keywords: Database Quicktime compatible
Date: 14 Apr 92 14:36:43 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park


Hi all!  I've been using the Mac for awhile, but don't really know that
much about database software available for the Mac.  My brother is 
just getting started with using Macs.  He's looking for database software
that will allow him to create his own "front end" to his database and
that will support QuickTime.

From what I understood about QuickTime, you should be able to install
it and applications will "know about it" (since it's system software -
at least that's what the Apple rep. said). But, when my brother asked 
about it in a computer store they said that that's not true.

So...my question is:  What database software do people recommend and
does it support QuickTime movies?  The other features my brother wants,
like good search filters and scripting ability, I assume are available 
in all the database products that are available.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Ellen Yu

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From: rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: RE: 4D QuickTime Externals
Date: 13 Apr 92 23:09:21 GMT
Organization: Independent Consultant

ACIUS' QuickTime Externals for 4D do not store MooVs inside of 4D data files.
Instead, the fields of a data file maintain "pointers" to the actual MooVs on
disk; therefore, no additional restriction is placed on the use of QuickTime.

Robert Hess
From: rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Sorry for the Multi-Posts
Date: 14 Apr 92 17:15:44 GMT
Organization: Independent Consultant

NewsWatcher claimed that it didn't successfully send ANY of my responses
to the 4D QuickTime externals question...much less all three attempts.

Sorry for all the repeats.

Robert Hess
From: rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: 4D Array Syntax Question
Date: 7 Apr 92 23:12:46 GMT
Organization: Independent Consultant

In article <1992Mar29.144541.25568@ms.uky.edu>, kaveh@ms.uky.edu (Kaveh Baharestan) writes:
> 
> I'm relatively sure that arrays cannot be temparary (local)
> arrays.  It should have given you an error.

Your first sentence is correct. The second is _accurate_. ;)

Robert
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: lestak@spot.Colorado.EDU (LESTAK LEANNE R)
Subject: 4D programmer/UNIX/FORTRAN job offered, Colorado
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:54:50 GMT

PROGRAMMER (Professional Research Assistant) to develop 
Macintosh 4th Dimension database, maintain, update, and run 
FORTRAN programs, and manage small Macintosh network for 
ecology laboratory.  Knowledge of Macintosh, UNIX, FORTRAN, 
and relational databases essential.  Experience with UNIX systems 
administration, geographic information systems, particularly 
ARC/INFO, and remote sensing a plus.  Must be flexible and 
interested in working in multi-system environment with non-expert 
users.  Minimum requirement BA in computer science or related 
field, or MA in ecology, geology, or geography with appropriate 
experience.  $25-28,000/year + benefits package.  Send resume, 
including names and addresses of three references, to Marilyn 
Walker, INSTAAR, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO, 80309-0450, 
or mwalker@taimyr.colorado.edu.  Closing date for applications 
4/21/92.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: ejw1@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Eric Weidl)
Subject: Re: foxbase/mac
Reply-To: ejw1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Academic and Public Computing
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:01:16 GMT

In article <bob.703022897@vincent1.iastate.edu> bob@iastate.edu (Robert P Kuehne) writes:
>Hi there.  I'm a novice Foxbase/Mac user.  I like it, but the program is
>more complext than I imagined.  Still...have a simple problem:  it seems
>that field entries are case sensitive, so that searching requires
>knowlege of case.  Is there a way to de-case-sensitize a search, so that
>whether I spell with upper or lower, the search will find the
>appropriate items.  If you know how to do this, please adivse.  I can't
>find the right switch.

Sorry, Bob, there is no 'switch' which you can set to turn case-sensitivity on 
or off.  No, you have to do everything manually.  You need to use the UPPER() 
or LOWER() functions to force the strings to either case and then search on 
them.  For example:

Your database has a field 'foo' containing the text 'Bar'.  The expression 

	LOCATE FOR foo = 'bar' 

will not find the record. Instead you could use this expression:

	LOCATE FOR UPPER(foo) = 'BAR'

or, if you have created a dialog box in an application, and storing the text 
to search on in the variable textToFind, use this:

	LOCATE FOR UPPER(FOO) = UPPER(textToFind)

That way the user won't have to remember to type stuff in upper/lower case.


>Thanks again.
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From: marc@qcc-hal.UUCP (Marc St-Jean)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: db_VISTA, Ajalon Corp
Date: 10 Apr 92 17:40:03 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: QCC Communications Corp, Saskatoon SK Canada

I've heard that db_Vista is one of the fastest DB Engines.
Could someone that has some experience with it please comment.

Also, I tried reaching their phone & fax numbers with no luck.
Even the local information don't have a listing for Ajalon Corp.

Are they no longer in existance? Did another company pick up the package?

Advance thanks,
Marc
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: donp@novell.com (don provan)
Subject: Re: Help with Novell to TCP/IP-SMTP
Organization: Novell, Inc., San Jose, California
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 15:54:45 GMT

In article <1992Apr6.235448.54262@cc.usu.edu> jrd@cc.usu.edu writes:
>In article <1992Apr06.204659.26405@ka3ovk>, albers@ka3ovk (Jon Albers) writes:
>> So, how can I get SMTP mail going between these two networks?  I'm sure
>> someone out there has done it: how?
>
>	Basically the NW file server isn't a Unix box so it knows nothing
>about SNMP.

As Joe probably already realizes, he mistyped.  Despite refering to
"SNMP" twice in his response, he meant to type "SMTP" instead.  Just to
avoid any possible confusion, NetWare v3.11 includes SNMP support, but
that won't help you get your mail anywhere. :-)

By an odd coincidence, when i read the original post, at first i
confused myself into thinking it was asking about SNMP, not SMTP.
Obviously great minds work in similar ways, even when they're goofing
up. :-)
					don provan
					donp@novell.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Sailing under false banner
From: graeme@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz ( Graeme Moffat)
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:10:26 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

hberg@polisci.pol.umn.edu (Bob Hammarberg) writes:

>The problem is that the name of the first person to use a given machine 
>appears as the Banner in the Current Print Job Entries on Pconsole, even 
>though the current user/printer may be someone completely different.  This 
>makes managing the printqueue extremely difficult: you don't know whose name 
>appears on whose printjob in the queue.
>I've tried ENDCAP ALL on logout, but that didn't help.

Ah. I'd noticed this recently, but hadn't worked out where the banner name
came from.  Pressing enter to display details of the job does show the
correct user and connection number, but yes, it is a nuisance. All our
printcons/captures have no banner specified.

>Bug, feature, or haven't I read the manual closely enough?

Got to be a bug

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School of Engineering,    Ph: +64-9-737-999 x8384 /  But we waste time,
University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, NZ \   so time & we are quits
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: ccewch@solomon.technet.sg (Wong Chee Heng)
Subject: MHS question
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 03:15:50 GMT

I would like to find out more about MHS from Action Technology (which is
bundled to Netware). Is MHS a message format or a mail protocol? The current
implemetation of MHS are file based, i.e. it routes mail by copying mail
messages between different "non-routing host", is there any client server
type of implementation or MHS is inherently file based?

Can someone give me some pointer to where I can get this information.
Thank you. 

Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: fks@vax.ftp.com  (Frances K. Selkirk)
Subject: Re: Help with Novell to TCP/IP-SMTP: More info
Nntp-Software: PC/TCP NNTP
Reply-To: fks@ftp.com
Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 11:08:54

In article <1992Apr08.213528.10514@ka3ovk> albers@ka3ovk (Jon Albers) writes:
    
   OK, I have learned some more about what's going on with the Novell LAN I am
   trying to get SMTP going on.  They are running version 3.11 currently. They
   have CC:Mail running right now for mail within the network, but are willing
   to change to a different package if it will solve the problems. 

There is a cc:Mail/SMTP gateway (built over our kernel, so I'm tetchnically
not a neutral party here). I don't know any details on it, but I'm sure Lotus
would be happy to send you information.

--

Frances Kirk Selkirk		 fks@ftp.com	           (617) 246-0900

Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: fks@vax.ftp.com  (Frances K. Selkirk)
Subject: Re: Netware & FTP's TCP/IP on Proteon card
Nntp-Software: PC/TCP NNTP
Reply-To: fks@ftp.com
Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 10:31:05

In article <1992Apr13.203353.28639@Armstrong.EDU> bob@Armstrong.EDU (Bob Fawcett) writes:

    I have a TokenRing network using Proteon 1890 cards.  I want to run
    Netware and FTP software's TCP/IP at the same time.  I have both ODI and
    NDIS drivers for the Proteon card but no packet driver.  FTP's software
    wants a packet driver interface.  Is ther some magic combination of
    drivers and odipkt or odinsup that will let this happen?

Actually, our PC/TCP will also run over NDIS (using the DIS_PKT.GUP shim)
or, if you have our latest patch (2.05 pl4), ODI (using odipkt.com). NDIS is 
covered in our current documentation (ODI will be doc'ed in the next full
release). Check the docs first, but call support if you are having problems 
getting it running.

--

Frances Kirk Selkirk		 fks@ftp.com	           (617) 246-0900
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Network backup solutions.
From: vfoao07h@VAX.CSUN.EDU (George Mansoor)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 23:11:52 GMT
Reply-To: vfoao07h@VAX.CSUN.EDU
Organization: Cal State Northridge

Could anyone recommend good tape backup software and hardware? Or comments on 
the hardware/software that you are currently using.  I will have about 800MB 
of server diskspace.  Backing up workstation harddrives is not a critical 
issue.

Thanks


-----------------------------------
George Mansoor
Cal State Northridge
Business Affairs Systems - BMGT
gmansoor@vax.csun.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: JRBUTILS - sethome query
From: baird2@lincoln.ac.nz
Date: 8 Apr 92 13:34:15 +1200

In article <cctb.702648573@hippo>, cctb@hippo.ru.ac.za (Tim Bouwer) writes:
> Hi
> 
> The SETHOME.EXE utility included in JRBUtils (from some of David
> Harris's utils) is supposedly able to be executed from a makeuser
> script.
> 
> Could someone please explain to me how this is done.  I have looked at
> the manual and tried a few variations without success.
> 
> We are running Netware 3.10 and Makeuser Ver 3.01.
 
It cant be done. David has acknowledged this, and I'll discuss with him,
a correction to the documentation before the next release of jrbutils,
which is not far away.

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From: asmish@ohnews.hydro.on.ca (Harold Asmis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Help with Novell to TCP/IP-SMTP
Date: 8 Apr 92 14:32:22 GMT
Reply-To: harold.w.asmis@hydro.on.ca
Organization: Ontario Hydro

In article <1992Apr06.204659.26405@ka3ovk> albers@ka3ovk.UUCP (Jon Albers) writes:
>
>Hello.  I am a systems admin on UNIX minis, and we have a TCP/IP network
>that includes several minis and micros running UNIX.  We are adding
>an internet connection to the mini network, and wish to be able to pass
>e-mail in and out.  Now I've got the UNIX end covered, but part of
>this project is a Novell LAN of PCs.  We have the hardware to connect
>the Novell lan to the TCP/IP LAN, but I don't think we have the right
>software on the Novell LAN to send and receive SMTP mail.  I know very 
>little about Novell, so I am not even sure what questions to ask, and the
>SA of the Novell LAN is just as much in the dark about TCP/IP. 
>
>So, how can I get SMTP mail going between these two networks?  I'm sure
>someone out there has done it: how?
>
>						Jon

Hi, we're in the same boat, re. Novell and Unix mail.  We have over
150 servers running ms-mail on the novell side, and the only 
immediate way to connect them to smtp is to buy a very expensive
conversion package for each server-postoffice! (they don't talk
directly to each other, but work through a mess of pc "shuttlers").
I think they're working on a x.400 hub, but that could take forever.

IMHO, if I were starting from scratch, I would forget putting the
e-mail on novell, much the same way that we're dropping it for 
heavy database work (using Unix database servers).  Users would then
just log onto a unix mail server, like they'll have to log onto
a unix database server anyways.

harold.w.asmis@hydro.on.ca
(my opinions only, don't sue me!)  
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell