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From: ubmaria@vax87.aud.auc.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: OnLine Library Stack
Message-ID: <214@vax87.aud.auc.dk>
Date: 3 Nov 89 14:05:47 GMT
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In article <821@uvicctr.UVic.ca.UUCP>, hedstrom@uvicctr.UVic.ca.UUCP (Brad Hedstrom) writes:
> I'm looking for a stack that acts as a front end of a library data base
> (on-line card catalogue). I don't want to interface it to any particular data
> base, I just want to ``show'' some people what a HyperCard library interface
> might look like. If you have such an animal (or know where I can get on),
> please let me know. 
> > Thanks,
I HAVE MADE SUCH A THING, AND IT WORKS VERY WELL. PEOPLE SEEM TO BE ABLE TO
LEARN THE QUERY LANGUAGE, OR USE IT, WITHOUT KNOWING IT. THE STACK IS MADE AS
A FRONT END TO THE LIBRARYS MAINFRAME RUNNING THE CCL QUERY LANGUAGE.IT ACTS AS
A TERMINAL EMULATION PROGRAMME, WITH BUTTONS SENDING QUERY LANGUAGE.
IT INCORPORATES XCMD,S FROM I DO NOT REMENBER NOW. IT IS FREE FOR YOU, BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO EXCHANGE IT FOR A DISC WITH NEW AND GOOD HYPERCARD TOOLS. BESIDES, A
COMPANY CALLED MITEM HAS MADE Mitemview. It cost 1000 $ and is claimed to be
able to do the same and more. But have any of you tried MitemView, and is it
that much money worth?
Bjarne Norup. Aalborg University, Denmark